Tom Graveney (1951-1969)

Born 16 June 1927 at Riding Mill, Northumberland, England
Tom Graveney was a graceful middle-order, and occasional opening, batsman who was a pleasure to watch. His execution of front-foot shots was particularly attractive. He was also a reliable slip fielder and occasional leg-spin bowler. Against West Indies at Nottingham in 1957 he scored 258, which was his highest Test score.
He captained England in one Test against Australia in 1968 when Colin Cowdrey was unavailable. He played over 700 first-class matches mostly for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, scoring over 47 000 runs with 122 centuries. He was President of the MCC in 2005. His brother Ken and nephew David both played many years of first-class cricket.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 79 4882 258 44.38 11 80 1 167.00 1-34 0