| Graham Charlesworth | |
| Fullname: | Graham Michael Charlesworth |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Ashow, Warwickshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Griqualand West |
| Club2: | Impalas |
| Year2: | 1989/90–1990/91 |
| Club3: | Cambridge University |
| Year3: | 1993 |
| Club4: | Combined Universities |
| Year4: | 1993 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 18 |
| Runs1: | 803 |
| Bat Avg1: | 29.74 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/6 |
| Top Score1: | 83 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,917 |
| Wickets1: | 61 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 55.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/33 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 18 |
| Runs2: | 537 |
| Bat Avg2: | 44.75 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/2 |
| Top Score2: | 100 |
| Deliveries2: | 390 |
| Wickets2: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 71.75 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/28 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/– |
| Date: | 16 March |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Coachclub1: | Oxford University |
| Coachyear1: | 2012– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Players/17/17614/17614.html CricketArchive |
Graham Michael Charlesworth (born 15 February 1965) is an English former first-class cricketer and the coach of Oxford University Cricket Club.[1] Charlesworth has played first-class and List A cricket for Griqualand West, Cambridge University, Impalas, and Combined Universities.
Charlesworth studied for his undergraduate degree at Durham University, where he won a full palatinate for cricket.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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]
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.