Andrew Needham Explained

Andrew Needham
Country:England
Fullname:Andrew Needham
Nickname:Needers
Birth Date:23 March 1957
Birth Place:Calow, Derbyshire, England
Heightft:5
Heightinch:10
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right arm off break
Club1:Hertfordshire
Year1:1989  - 1991
Club2:Middlesex
Year2:1987  - 1988
Club3:Surrey
Year3:1977  - 1986
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:109
Runs1:3,077
Bat Avg1:23.13
100S/50S1:4/12
Top Score1:138
Deliveries1:10,753
Wickets1:124
Bowl Avg1:43.33
Fivefor1:6
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:6/30
Catches/Stumpings1:50/ -
Column2:List A
Matches2:90
Runs2:1,082
Bat Avg2:18.03
100S/50S2:0/3
Top Score2:55
Deliveries2:2,257
Wickets2:50
Bowl Avg2:30.90
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:n/a
Best Bowling2:4/32
Catches/Stumpings2:22/ -
Date:10 December
Year:2008
Source:http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/18052.html Cricinfo

Andrew ("Andy") Needham (born 23 March 1957, Calow, Derbyshire) is a former first-class cricketer, who represented Surrey and Middlesex, before representing Hertfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship.

First-class cricket career

Needham was a right-arm off-spinner, with a batting record that suggested he could be considered an all-rounder. He was 25 before finally becoming a Surrey first team regular in 1982.[1] He made an immediate impact with the bat, scoring his maiden first-class hundred in just his third match of that summer, with 134 not out, from number nine in the batting order, adding 172 for the tenth wicket with Robin Jackman. He then went on to take 5 - 91 in the same match.

Needham scored three hundreds and passed 1000 runs for the only time in 1985, but at the end of the 1986 season "surprised many by moving north to join Middlesex. He stayed two seasons, becoming more of a utility player in one-dayers".[1]

Minor counties and other

Needham went on to become a cricket coach at Watford Grammar School for Boys, where he had been a pupil.[1] but he also became a significant player for Hertfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship from 1989 to 1994.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andy Needham profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos.