| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Grant Forster |
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Seaham, County Durham, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Club1: | Durham |
| Year1: | 1983–1986 |
| Club2: | Leicestershire |
| Year2: | 1980/81–1982 |
| Club3: | Northamptonshire |
| Year3: | 1980 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 45 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 22 |
| Deliveries1: | 510 |
| Wickets1: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 68.75 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/30 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 12 August |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13139.html Cricinfo |
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.
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]