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Thomas William Graveney OBE (16 June 1927 – 3 November 2015) was an English first-class cricketer, representing his country in 79 Test matches and scoring over 4,800 runs.
Tom Graveney was a classical batsman who might have played another 20 Tests if he had managed to convince his early captains that he could be relied on in a crisis.
Nov 3, 2015 · Tom Graveney, the former England batsman, has died aged 88 after a long fight against Parkinson's disease. Graveney gained a reputation as one of the most elegant batsmen in world...
Jan 20, 2019 · Tom Graveney, one of England’s greatest post-war batsmen, died on November 3, 2015. Here we remember his long and sometimes controversial career by revisiting his obituary from the 2016 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
Nov 3, 2015 · Tom Graveney, who has died aged 88, was the greatest, as well as the most elegant and graceful, professional batsman to emerge in Britain in the years after the Second World War.
Born on June 16, 1927, Tom Graveney is a former English cricketer and president of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Graveney was a top-order batsman who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire first and then Worcestershire, amassing 47,793 runs, in a career that started in 1948 and ended in 1972.
Nov 3, 2015 · Tom Graveney, who has died at the age of 88, turned down possible careers in the armed forces, accountancy and golf to become one of the most celebrated of English batsmen.
Nov 3, 2015 · Former England cricketer Tom Graveney has died at the age of 88. An elegant batsman, Graveney played 79 Tests for England, scoring 11 centuries and averaging 44.38.
Nov 4, 2015 · Former England batsman Tom Graveney has died at the age of 88. Graveney played 79 Tests for England between 1951 and 1969, scoring 4,882 runs at an average of 44.38.
Tom Graveney, who has died aged 88, was a great batsman, a generous commentator and a man of unwavering principle. He played for England between 1951, when he was 24, and 1969, when he was 42,...
