Barrie Keith Gardom (born 31 December 1952) is a former English cricketer. Gardom was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg breaks and googlies. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
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| Full name | Barrie Keith Gardom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1952 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Educated at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, Gardom toured the West Indies with the England Young Cricketers in August–September 1972.[1] He was awarded the Cricket Society prize for the most promising young cricketer of the year in 1972.[2]
He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Cambridge University in 1973. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Essex in the 1974 County Championship.[3] In his seventeen first-class matches, he scored a total of 427 runs at an average of 18.56, with a high score of 79 not out.[4] This score, which was one of two first-class fifties he made, came against Surrey in 1974.[5] With the ball, he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 41.17, with best figures of 6/139.[6] These figures, which were his only five wicket haul, came against Essex in 1974.[7] His List A debut came in the 1973 John Player League against Somerset, with Gardom making four further List A appearances, though without success.[8]
References edit
- ^ Wisden 1973, p. 830.
- ^ Most Promising Young Cricketer of the Year Archived 29 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Keith Gardom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Keith Gardom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Surrey, 1974 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Keith Gardom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Essex v Warwickshire, 1974 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Keith Gardom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.