Tom Graveney

Cricket Player

1927 –

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Who is Tom Graveney?

Thomas William Graveney OBE, is a former English cricketer and was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 2004/5. He went to Bristol Grammar School. Graveney played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Queensland and England in 79 Tests and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1953. Graveney captained England on one occasion, standing in for Colin Cowdrey in the drawn fourth Test match against the Australians at Headingley in 1968. He is also the uncle of the former England chairman of selectors, David Graveney, and the brother of Ken Graveney.

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Born
Jun 16, 1927
Riding Mill
Nationality
  • United Kingdom

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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