Paul Grayson (cricketer)

Paul Grayson
Personal information
Full name Adrian Paul Grayson
Born 31 March 1971
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Nickname Larry
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Essex coach
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 160) 10 October 2000 v South Africa
Last ODI 10 October 2001 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2007 Suffolk
1996–2004 Essex
1990–1995 Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 2 181 246 9
Runs scored 6 8,655 3,426 154
Batting average 3.00 31.70 20.39 30.80
100s/50s –/– 16/43 –/11 –/1
Top score 6 189 82* 55
Balls bowled 90 12,748 8,477 126
Wickets 3 136 206 5
Bowling average 20.00 44.39 33.16 34.20
5 wickets in innings – 1 – –
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling 3/40 5/20 4/25 2/36
Catches/stumpings 1/– 121/– 68/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2011

Adrian Paul Grayson (born 31 March 1971)[1] is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire[1] and Essex.

Grayson made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 1990 where he played for five years. Having been released in 1995,[1] he joined Essex and was awarded his county cap in his first season, 1996. Grayson played for England in one day internationals in 2000, at the ICC knock out Competition. He was out for a golden duck, and his five overs went for 20 runs. He played his second ODI a year later, having been chosen for the squad to tour Zimbabwe.

Grayson retired from first-class cricket at the end of 2005, having scored 8,655 runs at 31.70, and taken 136 wickets at 44.39. In July 2007, he became the head coach at Essex, having previously played for, and coached, their second XI. The Cricketers' Who's Who 2011 stated "Grayson is a progressive coach with sound, modern methods to dealing with todays players. Approachable, reasonable, and quietly authoritative, his coaching style leans on his experiences as a Yorkshire player, and latterly as a canny left-arm spinping allrounder with the county he now coaches". He often talks on BBC Radio Essex during County Championship and CB40 games.

He is the brother of former professional footballer, and Preston North End manager, Simon Grayson.

He also has a son Ollie Grayson, who attends public school.

Grayson batting, August 2005

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 369. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.

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