David Griffiths (cricketer)

David Andrew Griffiths (born 10 September 1985) is an English former professional cricketer who most recently played for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a right arm fast bowler who bats left-handed. Before signing for Kent in 2014, Griffiths had previously played for Hampshire and represented England at under-19 level. Griffiths' contract with Kent expired at the end of the 2016 and was not renewed by the county. In June 2022, Griffiths joined English side Carisbrooke High School Old Boys, marking his debut with a final over victory at the Victoria Recreation Ground.

David Griffiths
Personal information
Full name
David Andrew Griffiths
Born (1985-09-10) 10 September 1985
Newport, Isle of Wight
NicknameGriff
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2013Hampshire (squad no. 18)
2014–2016Kent
FC debut17 May 2006 Hampshire v Loughborough UCCE
LA debut4 May 2008 Hampshire v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 38 31 31
Runs scored 220 30 38
Batting average 6.66 15.00 12.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 31* 12* 18*
Balls bowled 6,007 1,185 622
Wickets 113 37 32
Bowling average 33.87 32.18 28.78
5 wickets in innings 4 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/102 4/29 4/22
Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/– 6/–
Source: CricInfo, 26 September 2016

Youth career

Born on the Isle of Wight, Griffiths was a member of the Hampshire Academy. He played for the England under-19 team against Bangladesh under-19s in 2004 and toured Malaysia and India with the side in 2005, playing a total of three Under-19 Test matches and four Under-19 One Day Internationals.[1][2][3] He signed his first professional contract with Hampshire in November 2004 but spent much of the 2005 season injured.[1][4]

Senior cricket career

Griffiths made his first-class cricket debut for Hampshire in 2006, becoming the seventh player born on the Isle of Wight to represent the county.[5][6] Griffiths played a total of 36 first-class matches for Hampshire as well as playing for the county in List A cricket and Twenty20 matches.[4][7][8] After a number of injuries he was released by the county at the end of the 2013 season.[4][6][9][10]

Griffiths signed for Kent in September 2013, making his debut for the county in 2014.[7][11][12] Injuries restricted him to bowling only 63 overs during the 2014 season and limited him to only two T20 appearances in 2015 before his season was cut short by triceps and back injuries which required surgery.[6][10][13][14] Griffiths returned to the Kent side in May 2016 in a T20 match against Somerset, a format in which he has often been employed as a "death" bowler, bowling the final overs of an innings.[8][11][15][16] Griffiths left Kent when his contract expired in September 2016.[14]

References
  1. Hampshire sign two young players, CricInfo, 2004-11-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  2. Under-19 Test matches played by David Griffiths, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  3. Under-19 ODI matches played by David Griffiths, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. David Griffiths, CricInfo. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  5. Griff Warns He’s Up For The Challenge, Island Life Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  6. Stokes M (2016) Kent's former Hampshire seamer David Griffiths fit and raring to go after successful back operation, Kent Online, 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  7. First-class batting and fielding for each team by David Griffiths, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  8. Wilson S (2105) Griffiths gains ‘full support’, The Portsmouth News, 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  9. David Griffiths to leave Hants, Southern Daily Echo, 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  10. Kent bowler Griffiths hopes to beat injury demons Archived 28 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Gazette, 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  11. Reid J (ed) (2016) 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, Kent County Cricket Club, p.26.
  12. Mitch Claydon and David Griffiths: Kent sign duo for 2014, BBC Sport, 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  13. David Griffiths: Kent bowler to miss rest of season, BBC sport, 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  14. David Griffiths: Fast bowler departs Kent after three seasons, BBC Sport, 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  15. Bell-Drummond, Denly set record in Kent opening-night win, CricInfo, 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  16. Hoad A (2105) Kent Cricket bowler David Griffiths pride at death bowler role ahead of return to former club Hampshire in NatWest Blast T20 South Group, Kent Online, 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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