Grant Forster

Grant Forster (born 27 May 1961) is a former English cricketer. Forster was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Seaham, County Durham.

Grant Forster
Personal information
Full name
Grant Forster
Born (1961-05-27) 27 May 1961
Seaham, County Durham, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983–1986Durham
1980/81–1982Leicestershire
1980Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 45
Batting average 22.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22*
Balls bowled 510
Wickets 4
Bowling average 68.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/30
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2011

In 1978, Forster played 3 Youth Test matches for England Under-19s against West Indies Young Cricketers,[1] while in 1979, he played a single Youth One Day International against Australia Young Cricketers at the MCG.[2] He later made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Cambridge University in 1980.[3] In his only appearance Northamptonshire, he wasn't required to bat, while with the ball he took the wickets of Neil Crawford and Derek Pringle in the Cambridge first-innings, while in their second-innings he took the wicket of Crawford again.[4] He joined Leicestershire following the end of the 1980 season, making his first-class debut for the county against Zimbabwe on Leicestershire's tour there. He made 3 further first-class appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1982 County Championship.[3]

He later joined Durham, making his debut for the county in the 1983 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1983 to 1986, making 4 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship[5] and a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[6]

References

  1. "Youth Test Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. "Cambridge University v Northamptonshire, 1980". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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