Graham Charlesworth
Graham Michael Charlesworth (born 15 February 1965)[1] is an English former first-class cricketer and the coach of Oxford University Cricket Club.[2] Charlesworth has played first-class and List A cricket for Griqualand West, Cambridge University, Impalas, and Combined Universities.
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Full name | Graham Michael Charlesworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ashow, Warwickshire, England | 15 February 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989/90–1990/91 | Griqualand West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989/90–1990/91 | Impalas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Combined Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaching information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012– | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 March 2016 |
Charlesworth studied for his undergraduate degree at Durham University, where he won a full palatinate for cricket.[3]
Career
Charlesworth made his List A debut in October 1989 in a Nissan Shield match for Griqualand West against Western Transvaal at the Fanie du Toit Sports Complex. Charlesworth bowled 9 overs for 32 runs, and scored 36* in the match.[4] A month later, he made his first-class debut in a 1989/90 Castle Bowl match against Orange Free State B at Harmony Gold Mine Cricket Club A Ground. He took 1/91 in the first innings, and scored 19 and 43.[5] At the same time, Charlesworth represented Impalas, a team that represented South African minor provinces, in the Benson & Hedges Series of 1989/90 and 1990/91.[1] His highest first-class score was 81 for Griqualand West against Boland in a 1990/91 Castle Bowl match,[6] and he made a single List A century in his career, in a 1990/91 Benson & Hedges Series match for Impalas against Eastern Province.[7][8][9] In 1993, Charlesworth made first-class appearances for Cambridge University, and a single List A appearance for the Combined Universities in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup.[10][1]
In 1993/94, Charlesworth captained Vredenburg-Saldanha; the team which included Ashley Giles.[11] In the 1999/2000 season, Charlesworth was coach of the Griqualand West B team.[12] From 2002 to 2009, Charlesworth played for Oxford cricket team, before moving to Abingdon Vale in 2010.[13] Charlesworth joined Abingdon as a player, but also undertook some coaching responsibilities, and in 2012, he was appointed the team's captain.[14] At the same time, Charlesworth worked as the coach of the Oxford University cricket team.[13][14]
References
- "List of List A Matches Played by Graham Charlesworth". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Coaching and Support Staff". Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- "Palatinates". Palatinate (417): 21. 5 November 1987.
- "Western Transvaal v Griqualand West". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Orange Free State B v Griqualand West". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Boland v Griqualand West". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Eastern Province v Impalas". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "List A Matches played by Graham Charlesworth". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Graham Charlesworth". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "First-Class Matches Played by Graham Charlesworth". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- getsurrey Administrator (20 April 2006). "Cricket: Duo's first-class honours". getsurrey. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- Alfred, Luke (December 2001). Lifting the Covers: Inside South African Cricket. David Philip Publishers. p. 16. ISBN 9780864864741.
- "CRICKET: Charlesworth in Abingdon switch". thisisoxfordshire. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- "CRICKET: New captain Charlesworth hoping to lure Crawley to Abingdon". Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.