Graham Wagg

Graham Wagg
Personal information
Full name
Graham Grant Wagg
Born (1983-04-28) 28 April 1983 (age 41)
Rugby, Warwickshire, England
NicknameWaggy
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2004Warwickshire
2005–2010Derbyshire (squad no. 10)
2011–2020Glamorgan (squad no. 8)
2021Shropshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 164 140 144
Runs scored 5,904 2,060 1,359
Batting average 26.83 20.39 18.12
100s/50s 5/33 0/5 0/4
Top score 200 68 62
Balls bowled 27,594 5,453 2,415
Wickets 465 156 129
Bowling average 34.48 34.49 26.00
5 wickets in innings 12 0 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/29 4/35 5/14
Catches/stumpings 54/– 45/– 38/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 September 2020

Graham Grant Wagg (born 28 April 1983) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Glamorgan, having been at Warwickshire and Derbyshire.

Wagg made his debut as a lower-order batsman for Warwickshire's Second XI in August 1999. He made his first-class debut in 2002, and finished the season at the top of the bowling averages.

Wagg has played three youth Test matches, against India Under-19s in July 2002, making his debut in the same match as Gordon Muchall's innings of 254. His first Youth ODI followed a month later, against India. Since 2003, Wagg has played Twenty20 cricket, including a Twenty20 Cup final against Surrey.

Wagg spent calendar year 2005 out of the game following allegations of his use of cocaine, and was released by Warwickshire, signing for Derbyshire for 2006 on a one-year contract.[1][2] His comeback season was solid and he played in just over half of the county's Championship games. He was much better in 2007 taking 50 wickets for the first time and scoring four 50s. Consequently, he earned a new two-year contract at the club. His all-round progress continued in 2008 when he took 59 first-class wickets and scored a century and two fifties. After a limited 2010 season, he moved to Glamorgan.

On 14 October 2020, it was announced that Wagg would leave Glamorgan after ten seasons with the Cardiff-based club. He was recruited to Glamorgan by coach Matthew Maynard in 2011 and was a regular selection for the vast majority of his decade at the club, having a testimonial in 2019.[3]

  1. ^ "What the death of Tom Maynard tells us about cricket and drugs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Wagg sorry after cocaine mistake". BBC Sport. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Long-serving Wagg leaves Glamorgan". BBC Sport.