Grant Forster
Personal information
Full name
Grant Forster
Born (1961-05-27) 27 May 1961
Seaham, County Durham, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983–1986Durham
1980/81–1982Leicestershire
1980Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 45
Batting average 22.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22*
Balls bowled 510
Wickets 4
Bowling average 68.75
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/30
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2011

Grant Forster (born 27 May 1961) is a former English cricketer. Forster was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Seaham, County Durham.

In 1978, Forster played 3 Youth Test matches for England Under-19s against West Indies Young Cricketers,[1] while in 1979, he played a single Youth One Day International against Australia Young Cricketers at the MCG.[2] He later made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Cambridge University in 1980.[3] In his only appearance Northamptonshire, he wasn't required to bat, while with the ball he took the wickets of Neil Crawford and Derek Pringle in the Cambridge first-innings, while in their second-innings he took the wicket of Crawford again.[4] He joined Leicestershire following the end of the 1980 season, making his first-class debut for the county against Zimbabwe on Leicestershire's tour there. He made 3 further first-class appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1982 County Championship.[3]

He later joined Durham, making his debut for the county in the 1983 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1983 to 1986, making 4 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship[5] and a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Youth Test Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Cambridge University v Northamptonshire, 1980". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Grant Forster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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