Thomas William Graveney Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Thomas William Graveney OBE (born 16 June 1927 in Riding Mill, Northumberland), 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 (Captain 1959–1960), Worcestershire County Cricket Club (Captain 1968–1970), 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.
His nephew, the very tall David Graveney, also captained Gloucestershire and is now chairman of the England selectors.
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His brother, Ken Graveney, captained Gloucestershire in the mid-sixties after Tom had moved to Worcestershire, following his removal from the captaincy by an extremely foolish cricket council.
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Ran a public house near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, for several years.
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Former county cricketer for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, who also played 79 times for England. Turned to commentating for BBC television after he had retired from playing.
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President of the MCC in 2004/5.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
Walter Hammond - A Cricketing Great
1987
TV Movie documentary
Himself
BBC TV Cricket
1986
TV Series
Himself - Summariser
Known for movies
Walter Hammond - A Cricketing Great 1987 as Himself
$9 Million
