List of international cricket fivewicket hauls by graeme swann is a featured list, which means it has been identified as one of the best lists produced by the wikipedia community. A right handed batsman, he scored 3,305 firstclass runs including eight centuries. Odi flashback swann delivers stunning spinning display. England cricketer graeme swann sings wham graeme swann has turned his talents from spin bowling to singing with a rendition of the 1980s classic young guns by wham. Get graeme swanncricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about graeme swann. We look back to when jimmy and swanny bowled through the auzzies downunder. Graeme peter swann born 24 march 1979 is a former english cricketer who played all three formats of the game.
List of international cricket fivewicket hauls by graeme. Graeme swann is confident england can rewrite their own record books by completing a chase of 340 to win the first test against sri lanka in galle swann, with an impressive six for 82, helped. Read about graeme swanns profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. Test match mat inns out no runs hs ave bp sr 200s 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s ct st. I will take him aside and i would say, look, stop trying to do your legspin, bowl offspin, said graeme swann. Factboxcricketformer england spin bowler graeme swann. Graeme swann, who further destabilised a demoralised england team by quitting the ashes tour with two tests remaining, could also be. Records england in india odi series, 201112 most wickets, espncricinfo. Born in northampton, he attended sponne school in towcester, northamptonshire. Jigar naik should replace graeme swann as englands spinner, according to leicestershire director of cricket phil whitticase. Piers morgan took on cohosting duties with adrian durham on friday and it made for an explosive listen as he gave his thoughts on the ashes, graeme swann, kevin pietersen, arsenal and arsene wenger. After initially playing for his home county northamptonshire. Each player a unique and worldclass spin bowler of his time.
England spinner graeme swann announced his retirement from international and firstclass cricket on sunday midway through the fivematch ashes series, which australia hold an unassailable 30 lead in. England bowler graeme swann very proud to pass jim laker. They maintain their deception by varying the angle of spin within a small region either side of their stock delivery. Graeme swann has made a superb impact on the international game since his test debut in.
Unusually, lyons fourthinnings record is inferior to his overall. Ashwell prince suffered in particular against swanns bowling, and was dismissed three times from five deliveries by swann. Tendulkar hit a hundred on my debut but bowling at him became easier graeme was making his test debut the first time he bowled against tendulkar join today. England cricketer graeme swann sings wham telegraph.
Before the big game tomorrow, jump back in time to watch devastating graeme swann tear into the australian batting lineup. The latest graeme swann news, blogs and videos on metro. Graeme peter swann born 24 march 1979 in northampton is an english international cricketer. Swann beat record by dismissing indias virender sehwag. His younger son graeme represented bedfordshire, northamptonshire, nottinghamshire and england and was a. Read about graeme labrooys profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. Graeme swann is a former english cricketer, born in northamptonshire, england on 24 march 1979. Read about graeme swann s profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on.
Graeme swann spins into record books after surpassing jim laker as englands leading test spinner graeme swann could be forgiven his mixed feelings after going past the great jim laker as england. But, were it done so, no bowling attack and certainly no fiveman attack. He is the older brother of graeme swann and is a journalist who was the cricket correspondent of the northamptonshire evening telegraph. England twenty20 captain graeme swann praises ravi boparas bowling after the essex allrounder registers record figures to set up a 10wicket win over west indies.
Graeme swann vs haris rauf odi, test, t20, records. A brilliant combined bowling effort from stuart broad and graeme swann sees australia all out for 160 after being 720 in their first innings, a debut century from jonathan trott knocks a few more nails into the coffin, and four more wickets for swann in the second innings, backed by the other bowlers and by andrew flintoffs last great. I could never copy muttiah muralitharans action graeme swann may be todays leading test spinner, but he has a long way to go to emulate muttiah muralitharan and his 800 test wickets. Nathan lyon exposes moeen alis batting and bowling as he. They say that if you can bowl spin well in australia, you can bowl it well anywhere. Graeme swann spins into record books after surpassing jim. When england drew in south africa a decade ago, graeme swann. Graeme swann latest news, photos, biography, stats. Swann took five wickets for 28 runs in the match, and was given the man of the match award. Graeme swann made his england debut as a raw 20yearold in 2000, in a nondescript oneday international in bloemfontein, but it was a brief foray into the top level. He played english county cricket for worcestershire for his entire english domestic career, a period of well over twenty years.
During the ashes series in 201011, swann recorded his video diaries and. He was primarily a rightarm offspinner, and also a capable lateorder batsman with four firstclass centuries, and often fielded at second slip. Englands alltime leading bowler also provides a fascinating assessment of teammates graeme swann, stuart broad and alastair cook in his new book bowl. Graeme peter swann born 24 march 1979 is a former english cricketer who played all three. Englands 10 best spin bowlers of all time bleacher. Find labrooys records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. Former england spinning hero graeme swann explains the different types of spin bowling. And with regards to murali look what the record book says. Graeme swann 10 wicket haul vs new zealand second test. Jigar naik can replace graeme swann phil whitticase. England have chosen to rest frontline bowlers stuart broad, tim bresnan and graeme swann from the squad for fridays third and final oneday international against west indies.
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Swann took 51 wickets in t20i cricket, but did not claim any fivewicket hauls. He was born in rhodesia, and as a young man played international cricket for zimbabwe. Englands lack of topclass spinner leaves them no choice but an all. Tendulkar hit a hundred on my debut but bowling at him became easier. Kevin pietersen england batsman kevin pietersen has branded offspinner graeme swann s recent autobiography not a clever book after the latter described kp as. Swann, g p test cricket, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs, bowling graphs, performances by ground, performances by opponent, performances by year, performances by series, performances by batting position, analysis of dismissals, list of innings, partnership records, man of match awards. England need to give moeen ali more support, says graeme swann. Find swann s records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 31. Odi flashback swann delivers stunning spinning display of 528. Until this series, i only knew graeme swann for his bowling.