Raymond Swallow (born 15 June 1935) is an English former
cricket
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er and
footballer
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. He played football for
Arsenal
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between 1955 and 1957 and cricket for
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1957. He then played football for Derby County between 1958 and 1963 and cricket for
Derbyshire between 1959 and 1963.
Football career
Swallow was born in
Southwark
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, and started his footballing career at Tooting & Mitcham United where he was part of the Athenian League Reserve Section Cup winning side of 1950–51. He then joined
Arsenal
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as a trainee in 1952. After three years in Arsenal's youth and reserve sides (interrupted by a bout of
National Service) he made his Arsenal first-team debut on 8 April 1955 against
Cardiff City
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. He was only a bit-part player at Arsenal and made a total of 13 appearances at
wing half or
inside forward, scoring four goals, over the course of four seasons.
In September 1958 he moved to
Derby County; over the course of five years he played 118 times and scored 21 goals in the league, before leaving the game in 1963.
Cricket career
Swallow played a one-off game for MCC against
Scotland in 1957. He made his debut for
Derbyshire in the 1959 season in a single game against the touring Indians, playing otherwise in the second XI. His first County Championship appearance came in the
1960 season. During this first season he scored heavily, making two half-centuries, the first on his debut performance. In the
1962 season he made his top score of 115 against
Oxford University.
Throughout his career, Swallow played mainly as an opening batsman, though in his last season he moved to the middle-order.
Swallow was a right-handed batsman and played 68 innings in 38 first-class games with an average of 20.04 and a top score of 115. He bowled four overs without taking a wicket.
See also
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List of English cricket and football players
This is a list of sportspeople who have played both first-class cricket and top level football in England. The list includes thirteen sportspeople who are dual internationals, having represented England's national team at both sports.
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References
External links
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Raymond Swallowat Gunnermania
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English cricketers
Living people
1935 births
Derbyshire cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards
Arsenal F.C. players
Derby County F.C. players
Footballers from the London Borough of Southwark
People from Southwark
English Football League players