Mike Griffith
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Mike Grenville Griffith, born at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire on 25 November 1943, was a cricketer
who played for and captained Sussex
. A middle-order right-handed batsman, he also kept wicket occasionally.
The son of the Sussex and England
wicketkeeper and cricket administrator Billy Griffith, Mike Griffith was educated at Marlborough College
. He played first for Sussex in 1962, then for Cambridge University
for three years from 1963, winning his blue all three years, and playing for Sussex in university holidays, In 1964, between Cambridge and Sussex, he scored 1,144 runs at an average of more than 30. In 1968 he was appointed county captain with Jim Parks junior
, and was then sole captain for four years from 1969 to 1972. His captaincy years were his most successful in terms of batting, with his five first-class centuries all scored after 1968. But he stood down from the captaincy after 1972, and played less frequently over the next two seasons before retiring.
Griffith took part in several cricket "lesser" tours across his career, none of them involving representative cricket. He also played frequently for MCC
sides.
An all-round sportsman, he played hockey
for both Cambridge University and England and also won a Blue for rackets.
Cricketer
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who played for and captained Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
. A middle-order right-handed batsman, he also kept wicket occasionally.
The son of the Sussex and England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
wicketkeeper and cricket administrator Billy Griffith, Mike Griffith was educated at Marlborough College
Marlborough College
Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
. He played first for Sussex in 1962, then for Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
for three years from 1963, winning his blue all three years, and playing for Sussex in university holidays, In 1964, between Cambridge and Sussex, he scored 1,144 runs at an average of more than 30. In 1968 he was appointed county captain with Jim Parks junior
Jim Parks junior
Jim Parks is an English former cricketer. He played in forty six Tests for England, between 1954 and 1968...
, and was then sole captain for four years from 1969 to 1972. His captaincy years were his most successful in terms of batting, with his five first-class centuries all scored after 1968. But he stood down from the captaincy after 1972, and played less frequently over the next two seasons before retiring.
Griffith took part in several cricket "lesser" tours across his career, none of them involving representative cricket. He also played frequently for MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
sides.
An all-round sportsman, he played hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
for both Cambridge University and England and also won a Blue for rackets.