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Mike Griffith (cricketer)

Mike Griffith (cricketer)

English cricketer

Mike Grenville Griffith,[1] (born 25 November 1943) is a former English first-class cricketer, who played for and captained Sussex County Cricket Club. A middle-order right-handed batsman, he also kept wicket occasionally.

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Griffith was born at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, the son of the Sussex and England wicket-keeper and cricket administrator Billy Griffith. He was educated at Ludgrove School[2] followed by Marlborough College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He played first for Sussex in 1962, then for Cambridge University for three years from 1963, winning his blue all three years. In 1968 he succeeded Jim Parks as county captain during the season, and continued as captain until 1972.[3] He stood down from the captaincy after 1972.

Griffith took part in several lesser cricket tours, none of them including representative cricket. He also played frequently for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) sides. He was the President of MCC for 2012–3.[4]

An all-round sportsman, he played hockey for both Cambridge University and England and also won a Blue for rackets.[5]

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    He was named after the novel Mike written by his godfather PG Wodehouse. Hedgcock, Murray (1997). Wodehouse at the wicket. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-180191-5.
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    Turbervill, Huw, ed. (December 2021). "Ludgrove School". The Cricketer Schools Guide 2022: 143. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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    "FIRST-CLASS BATTING AND FIELDING IN EACH SEASON BY MIKE GRIFFITH". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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    "MCC Committee 2012-13". Lord's. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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    Mike Griffith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2022. (subscription required)
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