Grant Newton Cederwall (born 4 July 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer and rugby union player.
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| Full name | Grant Newton Cederwall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1959 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978/79–1990/91 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Bedfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cederwall was born at Dunedin in July 1959. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Wellington against Central Districts at Napier in the 1978–79 Shell Trophy. He played first-class cricket for Wellington until November 1990, making a total of 35 appearances.[1] Playing as an all-rounder, he scored 794 runs in his 35 first-class matches, at an average of 19.36 and a highest score of 68.[2] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 73 wickets at a bowling average of 34.08.[3] He took a five wicket haul once, with figures of 7 for 97 against Northern Districts in the 1988–89 Shell Trophy.[4] Cederwall also played List A one-day cricket for Wellington, debuting in that format against Central Districts at Wanganui in the 1982–83 Shell Cup. He played List A cricket for Wellington until January 1989, making a total of 28 appearances.[5] He was less effective as a batsman in one-day cricket, scoring 199 runs at an average of 10.47, with a high score of 37.[6] With the ball, he took 28 wickets an average of 24.46 and best figures of 5 for 17.[7] These figures, one of two five wicket hauls he took in one-day cricket, came against Canterbury in the 1984–85 Shell Cup.[8] In addition to playing first-class and List A cricket in New Zealand, Cederwall also played minor counties cricket in England for Bedfordshire in 1983, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[9][10]
Outside of playing cricket, Cederwall also played rugby union, representing Wellington in a single match in 1979.[11] Cederwall currently works as a real estate agent. In 1999, he was a founding member of the Wellington-based Tommy's Real Estate Ltd.[12] His brother, Brian Cederwall, played rugby union over a hundred times for Wellington.
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Wellington v Northern Districts, Shell Trophy 1988/89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Canterbury v Wellington, Shell Cup 1984/85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Grant Newton Cederwall". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Grant Cederwal". www.tommys.co.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2019.