Samuel "Uel" Graham (born 9 January 1967) is an Irish former

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er. A right-handed

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and right-arm

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bowler, he played 18 times for the

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between 1992 and 1997,CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
/ref> including two first-class matches, both of which were against

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,First-class matches played by Uel Graham at Cricket Archive
/ref> and ten List A matches.List A matches played by Uel Graham at Cricket Archive
/ref>

Playing career

Graham was born 9 January 1967 in Lisburn,

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, Northern Ireland.Cricket Archive profile
/ref> Graham made his debut for Ireland in June 1992 against

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. The same month he made his first-class debut against Scotland and his List A debut in the

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against

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. He then played against the MCC the following month, before spending 18 months out of the Ireland side. He was named in the Ireland squad for the

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and played in five of the matches.ICC Trophy matches played by Uel Graham at Cricket Archive
/ref> Later that year, he played List A matches against Leicestershire and

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and his final first-class match against Scotland, in addition to games against the MCC and

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. In the match against the MCC he scored 55 in the Irish first innings, his only half century for Ireland He also played in the

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that year, taking 4/49 in the match against

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, his best bowling figures for Ireland. In 1995, he played in Ireland's early-season Benson & Hedges Cup matches against Surrey, Sussex,

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and

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, also playing against the Duchess of Norfolk's XI at Arundel Castle, the MCC at Lord's, a NatWest Trophy match against

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and against the

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before again playing in the Triple Crown Tournament. In 1996, he played Benson & Hedges Cup matches against

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and Sussex, also playing in the first European Championship tournament in Denmark.Ireland squad for the 1996 European Championship at CricketEurope
/ref> He was named in the Ireland squad for the

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and played just one game against

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, which was his last for Ireland.

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, he scored 544 runs at an

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of 19.43, and took 22

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at an

of 38.09.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Uel 1967 births Living people Cricketers from Lisburn Irish cricketers