Norman Gifford

Norman Gifford
Personal information
Full name
Norman Gifford
Born (1940-03-30) 30 March 1940 (age 84)
Ulverston, Lancashire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 423)18 June 1964 v Australia
Last Test21 June 1973 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 81)24 March 1985 v Australia
Last ODI26 March 1985 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960–1982Worcestershire
1983–1988Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 15 2 710 397
Runs scored 179 0 7,048 1,478
Batting average 16.27 0.00 13.00 11.11
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 25* 0 89 38
Balls bowled 3,084 120 128,412 17,601
Wickets 33 4 2,068 443
Bowling average 31.09 12.50 23.56 26.01
5 wickets in innings 1 0 93 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 14 0
Best bowling 5/55 4/23 8/28 6/8
Catches/stumpings 8/– 1/– 319/– 96/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 May 2017

Norman Gifford MBE (born 30 March 1940)[1] is a retired English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. Gifford played county cricket for Worcestershire, and Warwickshire County Cricket Clubs, and represented England in fifteen Test matches and two One Day International between 1964 and 1985.

Cricket writer Colin Bateman said, "a spinner who pushed Derek Underwood out of the England side had to be something special, and Norman Gifford was just that. A great competitor with a deep knowledge of the game, 'Giff' could find turn from most surfaces despite firing in his left-arm deliveries".[1]

  1. ^ a b Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 72. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.