Neville Featherstone-Griffin Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Neville Featherstone-Griffin
Birth Date:17 December 1933
Birth Place:Croydon, Surrey, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Surrey
Year1:1963
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:90
Bat Avg1:90.00
100S/50S1:–/1
Top Score1:83
Deliveries1:90
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:23 February
Year:2013
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13776.html Cricinfo

Neville Featherstone-Griffin (17 December 1933 – 17 December 2014) was an English cricketer. Griffin was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Croydon, Surrey.

Featherstone-Griffin made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Oxford University in 1963 at The Oval. Oxford University won the toss and elected to bat first, making 264 all out in their first-innings, during which Griffin bowled nine wicketless overs which conceded 34 runs. In Surrey's first-innings of 250/8 declared, Griffin was dismissed for 7 runs by John Cuthbertson. Oxford University then made 249/5 declared, with Griffin bowling a further seven wicketless overs which conceded 11 runs. Set 264 for victory, Surrey fell eight runs short in their chase ensuring the match ended in a draw. Griffin ended the innings not out on 83.[1] This was his only major appearance for Surrey.

He died on 17 December 2014 on his 81st birthday.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surrey v Oxford University, 1963. CricketArchive. 23 February 2013.
  2. Web site: NEVILLE GRIFFIN . 9 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170622192424/http://www.thepca.co.uk/obituaries.html#NEVILLE%20GRIFFIN . 22 June 2017 . dead .