Kenneth James Grieves (27 August 1925 – 3 January 1992) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
. A middle order batsman, he made 452 first-class appearances for Lancashire and made a county record 555 catches. He often fielded at first slip and in 1951 he took eight catches in a match against Sussex, six of them in one innings.
Grieves was born in
Sydney, Australia and moved to England in 1947 where he pursued a football career. He played for
Bury
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,
Bolton Wanderers and
Stockport County
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, making a total of 147 Football League appearances as a goalkeeper between 1947 and 1958. He also played for
Wigan Athletic
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Founded in 1932, ...
in
1951–52,
appearing seven times in the
Lancashire Combination
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.
His attention soon turned to cricket and he joined Lancashire in 1949. He had previously played some games with
New South Wales
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when in Australia. In his 16-year career he captained Lancashire in 1963 and 1964.
References
External links
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Ken Grieves Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
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1925 births
1992 deaths
Australian cricketers
New South Wales cricketers
Lancashire cricketers
Lancashire cricket captains
Commonwealth XI cricketers
Australian men's soccer players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Australian expatriate men's soccer players
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Bury F.C. players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
English Football League players
Cricketers from Sydney
Wigan Athletic F.C. players
North v South cricketers