Alexander Grimes
Personal information
Full name
Alexander David Hugh Grimes
Born (1965-01-08) 8 January 1965
Beirut, Lebanon
NicknameSkander
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984–1985Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 13 6
Runs scored 101 1
Batting average 9.18 1.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 22* 1*
Balls bowled 1,518 354
Wickets 12 13
Bowling average 75.58 19.00
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/99 5/36
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 September 2019

Alexander David Hugh Grimes (born 8 January 1965) is an English former cricketer.

Grimes was educated at Tonbridge School, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Hampshire at Fenner's in 1984. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1985, making thirteen appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler, Grimes was ineffective in his thirteen matches for Cambridge, taking 12 wickets at an expensive average of 75.58 and best figures of 3 for 99.[3] Additionally, with the bat, he scored 101 runs with a high score of 22 not out.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made six List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team, making three appearances apiece in the 1984 and 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5] Grimes was a more effective bowler in one-day cricket, taking 13 wickets at an average of 19.00,[6] which included a five-wicket haul when he took figures of 5 for 36 against Sussex.[7]

References

  1. ↑ The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 546. ISBN 9780521434683.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "List A Matches played by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Combined Universities v Sussex, Benson and Hedges Cup 1985 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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