| Alexander Grimes | |
| Fullname: | Alexander David Hugh Grimes |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nickname: | Skander |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1984–1985 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 101 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.18 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 22 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,518 |
| Wickets1: | 12 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 75.58 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/99 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 6 |
| Runs2: | 1 |
| Bat Avg2: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 1 |
| Deliveries2: | 354 |
| Wickets2: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 19.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Date: | 3 September |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13788.html Cricinfo |
Alexander David Hugh Grimes (born 8 January 1965) is an English former cricketer.
Grimes was educated at Tonbridge School, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Hampshire at Fenner's in 1984. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1985, making thirteen appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler, Grimes was ineffective in his thirteen matches for Cambridge, taking 12 wickets at an expensive average of 75.58 and best figures of 3 for 99.[3] Additionally, with the bat, he scored 101 runs with a high score of 22 not out.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made six List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team, making three appearances apiece in the 1984 and 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5] Grimes was a more effective bowler in one-day cricket, taking 13 wickets at an average of 19.00,[6] which included a five-wicket haul when he took figures of 5 for 36 against Sussex.[7]