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| | | name = Graham Skinner | ||
| country = England | | country = England | ||
| fullname = Alfred Graham Skinner | | fullname = Alfred Graham Skinner | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|8|11|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|8|11|df=yes}} | ||
| | | birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|1|19|1910|8|11|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|1|19|1910|8|11|df=yes}} | ||
| | | death_place = [[Kensington]], [[London]], England | ||
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| club5 = Buckinghamshire | | club5 = Buckinghamshire | ||
| year5 = | | year5 = 1927–1938 | ||
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| bowl avg1 = 52.77 | | bowl avg1 = 52.77 | ||
| fivefor1 = | | fivefor1 = 0 | ||
| tenfor1 = | | tenfor1 = 0 | ||
| best bowling1 = 3/44 | | best bowling1 = 3/44 | ||
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'''Alfred Graham Skinner''' (11 August 1910 – 19 January 1997) was an English [[cricket]]er. Skinner was a right-handed [[Batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled right-arm [[off break]]. He was born in [[Calcutta | '''Alfred Graham Skinner''' (11 August 1910 – 19 January 1997) was an English [[cricket]]er. Skinner was a right-handed [[Batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled right-arm [[off break]]. He was born in [[Calcutta]] and educated at [[Oundle School]] in [[England]]. | ||
Skinner made his debut for [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]] against the [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent Second XI]] in 1927. He played [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket on a regular basis up to 1933,<ref name="MCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14567/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Graham Skinner|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref> even making two [[first-class cricket|first-class]] appearances for the [[Minor Counties cricket team|Minor Counties]] in 1933, against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] and the touring [[West Indies cricket team|West Indians]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14567/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Graham Skinner|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref | Skinner made his debut for [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]] against the [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent Second XI]] in 1927. He played [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket on a regular basis up to 1933,<ref name="MCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14567/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Graham Skinner|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref> even making two [[first-class cricket|first-class]] appearances for the [[Minor Counties cricket team|Minor Counties]] in 1933, against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] and the touring [[West Indies cricket team|West Indians]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14567/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Graham Skinner|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref> | ||
Skinner | While serving in the [[British Raj|Raj]] in 1935, Skinner made his debut for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] against the [[Muslims cricket team|Muslims]]. Early the following year he made his debut for [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] against [[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]]. He would make six further first-class appearances for Bengal, the last of which came against [[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]] in the 1938–39 Ranji Trophy.<ref name="FCM"/> He scored 365 runs for Bengal at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 33.18, with high score of 125.<ref name="FCBAT">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14567/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graham Skinner|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref> This score, which was his only first-class [[century (cricket)|century]], came against [[Nawanagar cricket team|Nawanagar]] in the final of the 1936–37 Ranji Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16088.html|title=Bengal v Nawanagar, 1936/37 Ranji Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref> He also took seven wickets for Bengal at a [[bowling average]] of 36.85, with best figures of 3/44.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14567/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Graham Skinner|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 August 2011}}</ref> Late in 1936 he made a further first-class appearance for the Europeans against the [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]].<ref name="FCM"/> | ||
Skinner next made appearances for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1938, playing nine times in that season.<ref name="MCM"/> With the start of [[World War II]], he was mentioned in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' in June 1940 as having passed out of the [[Officers' Training Corps]] with the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34875 |date=14 June 1940 |supp=y |page=3687 }}</ref> While on active service in India, he later made his final first-class appearance for the Europeans, which came against the [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]] in the 1943–44 [[Bombay Pentangular]] Tournament, as well as making his final career first-class appearance for a Services XI against an Indian XI in February 1944.<ref name="FCM"/> Following the war, he returned to play for Buckinghamshire in 1952, making an appearance each against [[Berkshire County Cricket Club|Berkshire]], [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]] and [[Norfolk County Cricket Club|Norfolk]]. | |||
He died in [[Kensington]], London, on 19 January 1997. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Full name | Alfred Graham Skinner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1910 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British Raj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 1997 (aged 86) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935/36–1938/39 | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935/36–1944/45 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1933 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1938 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Graham Skinner (11 August 1910 – 19 January 1997) was an English cricketer. Skinner was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Calcutta and educated at Oundle School in England.
Skinner made his debut for Buckinghamshire against the Kent Second XI in 1927. He played Minor counties cricket on a regular basis up to 1933,[1] even making two first-class appearances for the Minor Counties in 1933, against Oxford University and the touring West Indians.[2]
While serving in the Raj in 1935, Skinner made his debut for the Europeans against the Muslims. Early the following year he made his debut for Bengal against Central Provinces and Berar in the Ranji Trophy. He would make six further first-class appearances for Bengal, the last of which came against Southern Punjab in the 1938–39 Ranji Trophy.[2] He scored 365 runs for Bengal at an average of 33.18, with high score of 125.[3] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Nawanagar in the final of the 1936–37 Ranji Trophy.[4] He also took seven wickets for Bengal at a bowling average of 36.85, with best figures of 3/44.[5] Late in 1936 he made a further first-class appearance for the Europeans against the Parsees.[2]
Skinner next made appearances for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1938, playing nine times in that season.[1] With the start of World War II, he was mentioned in the London Gazette in June 1940 as having passed out of the Officers' Training Corps with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.[6] While on active service in India, he later made his final first-class appearance for the Europeans, which came against the Hindus in the 1943–44 Bombay Pentangular Tournament, as well as making his final career first-class appearance for a Services XI against an Indian XI in February 1944.[2] Following the war, he returned to play for Buckinghamshire in 1952, making an appearance each against Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Norfolk.
He died in Kensington, London, on 19 January 1997.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Graham Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "First-Class Matches played by Graham Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graham Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "Bengal v Nawanagar, 1936/37 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Graham Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "No. 34875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1940. p. 3687.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Graham Skinner at ESPNcricinfo
- Graham Skinner at CricketArchive