Neville Featherstone-Griffin

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.

Neville Featherstone-Griffin
Personal information
Full name
Neville Featherstone-Griffin
Born(1933-12-17)17 December 1933
Croydon, Surrey, England
Died17 December 2014(2014-12-17) (aged 81)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 90
Batting average 90.00
100s/50s –/1
Top score 83*
Balls bowled 90
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2013

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "Surrey v Oxford University, 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  2. ^ "NEVILLE GRIFFIN". Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

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