Hercules Grant (born 30 May 1957) is an

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er. During his cricket career, he was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Grant was born in Piggotts, Saint George Parish, Antigua. He played non first-class matches for Antigua in 1976, in that same year he played for the Leeward Islands Under-19s. He played in England in 1978, making his debut for

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in his only

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in the

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. In this match, he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by Imran Khan, while with the ball he took the wicket of Kepler Wessels for the cost of 41 runs from 12

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. In that same season he made 2

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and

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. He later moved to Canada, where he played 2 matches for the

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, both against the United States in 1987 and 1991. He attended the University of Alberta, receiving a BScPT in 1984 and a MEd in 1993. Grant holds a Ph.D. in rehabilitation medicine, also from the University of Alberta.

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at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Hercules 1957 births Living people Canadian cricketers Suffolk cricketers People from Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda emigrants to Canada Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in England Black Canadian sportspeople Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England