Personal Details
- Full Name Graeme Peter Swann
- Age 45
- Date of Birth 24 March 1979
- Batting Style Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style Right-Arm Off Spin
Bowler
"Don't look back in anger"
England's off-spinner is having a ball. A difficult first touring experience under Duncan Fletcher in 1999 as a youngster could have scarred him for life, but instead he returned in 2008 to become England's most successful spinner since Derek Underwood. At 34 he is no spring chicken, but with 248 Test wickets to his name he should have enough in the tank to take the 50 wickets he needs to go past Underwood and become England's greatest of all time, especially with the number of left handers around at the moment.
It would be some achievement for a bowler who cons people into thinking he is just a joke-teller. Yes, he is funny and yes, he brings an air of lightness to any dressing room he is in, but he has one of the sharpest cricket brains in world cricket and he is usually one step ahead of the batsman. Swann loves his job and loves cricket but there are two things he would rather be doing than bowling out Australia Down Under this winter. One would be banging in the goals at the Gallowgate end for his beloved Newcastle United, the other would be touring the world as the frontman for an Oasis/Primal Scream/Stone Roses supergroup. He once begged a team-mate to swap seats with him on a plane so that he could have a chat with Noel Gallagher. It made his year.
Matches
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Innings Batted
Inn
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Runs Scored
Runs
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Highest Score
HS
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Batting Average
Avg
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50s Scored
50s
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100s Scored
100s
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Strike Rate
SR
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Not Outs
NO
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4s Hit
4s
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6s Hit
6s
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Catches
Ct
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Stumpings
St
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ODI | 79 | 48 | 500 | 34 | 13.89 | 0 | 0 | 90.42 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 28 | 1 |
Test | 60 | 76 | 1,370 | 85 | 22.1 | 5 | 0 | 76.49 | 14 | 181 | 19 | 54 | 0 |
T20I | 39 | 16 | 104 | 34 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 116.85 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
M: Matches
Inn: Innings Batted
Runs: Runs Scored
HS: Highest Score
Avg: Batting Average
50s: 50s Scored
100s: 100s Scored
SR: Strike Rate
NO: Not Outs
4s: 4s Hit
6s: 6s Hit
Ct: Catches
St: Stumpings
Matches
M
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Overs Bowled
O
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Wickets
W
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Best Bowling
BB
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5 Wicket Hauls
5w
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Bowling Average
Avg
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Economy
Econ
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Maidens Bowled
Mdn
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Runs Conceded
Runs
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ODI | 79 | 634.5 | 104 | 5/28 | 1 | 27.77 | 4.55 | 25 | 2,888 |
Test | 60 | 2,558.1 | 255 | 6/65 | 17 | 29.97 | 2.99 | 493 | 7,642 |
T20I | 39 | 135 | 51 | 3/13 | 0 | 16.84 | 6.36 | 4 | 859 |
M: Matches
O: Overs Bowled
W: Wickets
BB: Best Bowling
5w: 5 Wicket Hauls
Avg: Bowling Average
Econ: Economy
Mdn: Maidens Bowled
Runs: Runs Conceded
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