| Ian Swallow | |
| Fullname: | Ian Geoffrey Swallow |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Club1: | Yorkshire |
| Year1: | 1983–1989 |
| Club2: | Somerset |
| Year2: | 1990–1991 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 88 |
| Runs1: | 1550 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.39 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/2 |
| Top Score1: | 114 |
| Deliveries1: | 11215 |
| Wickets1: | 106 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 54.69 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/95 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 43/ - |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 34 |
| Runs2: | 149 |
| Bat Avg2: | 14.90 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 31 |
| Deliveries2: | 1193 |
| Wickets2: | 14 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 69.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 10/ - |
| Date: | 22 December 2015 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3839/3839.html CricketArchive |
Ian Geoffrey Swallow (born 18 December 1962, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) is a former English first-class cricketer, who appeared for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1983 to 1989,[1] and for Somerset in 1990 and 1991.
Swallow was a right-arm off break bowler and a right-handed batsman. In 88 first-class matches he scored 1,550 runs at 20.39, with his single century being a score of 114. He took 106 wickets, with a best of 7 for 95, at an average of 54.69. He is considered to be the greatest of all time at Elsecar CC where he retired from cricket last season.