Mike Griffith (cricketer)

Mike Griffith
Personal information
Full name	Mike Grenville Griffith
Born	25 November 1943 (age 81); Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Billy Griffith (father); Billy Mead (great-nephew);
Domestic team information
1962–1974	Sussex
1963–1965	Cambridge University
FC debut	15 August 1962 Sussex v Surrey
Last FC	28 August 1974 Sussex v Pakistanis
LA debut	5 September 1964 Sussex v Warwickshire
Last LA	25 August 1974 Sussex v Leicestershire
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 7 May 2022

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.

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]

References

^ 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.
^ Turbervill, Huw, ed. (December 2021). "Ludgrove School". The Cricketer Schools Guide 2022: 143. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "FIRST-CLASS BATTING AND FIELDING IN EACH SEASON BY MIKE GRIFFITH". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^ "MCC Committee 2012-13". Lord's. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^ Mike Griffith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2022. (subscription required)

External links

Mike Griffith at ESPNcricinfo

Sporting positions
Preceded by J. M. Parks	Sussex county cricket captain 1968–1972	Succeeded by Tony Greig

[1] 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.

[2] Turbervill, Huw, ed. (December 2021). "Ludgrove School". The Cricketer Schools Guide 2022: 143. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[cricketarchive-3] "FIRST-CLASS BATTING AND FIELDING IN EACH SEASON BY MIKE GRIFFITH". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

[Lord's-4] "MCC Committee 2012-13". Lord's. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

[ca-5] Mike Griffith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2022. (subscription required)

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