Graham Michael Charlesworth (born 15 February 1965) is an English former

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er and the coach of

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. Charlesworth has played first-class and

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for

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Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, Impalas, and Combined Universities. Charlesworth studied for his undergraduate degree at

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, where he won a full palatinate for cricket.

Career

Charlesworth made his

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debut in October 1989 in a

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match for

against

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at the

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. Charlesworth bowled 9 overs for 32 runs, and scored 36 * in the match. A month later, he made his first-class debut in a 1989/90

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match against Orange Free State B at

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. He took 1/91 in the first innings, and scored 19 and 43. At the same time, Charlesworth represented Impalas, a team that represented South African minor provinces, in the Benson & Hedges Series of 1989/90 and 1990/91. His highest first-class score was 81 for Griqualand West against Boland in a 1990/91 Castle Bowl match, and he made a single List A century in his career, in a 1990/91 Benson & Hedges Series match for Impalas against Eastern Province. In 1993, Charlesworth made first-class appearances for

, and a single List A appearance for the Combined Universities in the 1993

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. In 1993/94, Charlesworth captained

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; the team which included

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. In the 1999/2000 season, Charlesworth was coach of the Griqualand West B team. From 2002 to 2009, Charlesworth played for

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cricket team, before moving to Abingdon Vale in 2010. Charlesworth joined Abingdon as a player, but also undertook some coaching responsibilities, and in 2012, he was appointed the team's captain. At the same time, Charlesworth worked as the coach of the

Oxford University cricket team Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, has always held first-class status since 1827 when it made its debut in the inaugural University Match between OUCC and Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC). ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charlesworth, Graham Living people People associated with the University of Oxford 1965 births English cricketers of 1969 to 2000 Griqualand West cricketers Cambridge University cricketers English cricketers English expatriates in South Africa British Universities cricketers Alumni of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham People from Warwick District Cricketers from Warwickshire