Griffiths was educated at Brentwood School, Essex, and played cricket briefly as an amateur batsman before going into his family's demolition business.[2][3] In 1952, going into the match with a first-class batting average of 12 and a highest score of 31,[3] he hit the fastest first-class hundred of the season, 105 in 90 minutes for Essex against Kent, when he batted at No. 9 and added 183 for the eighth wicket in 90 minutes with Trevor Bailey.[2] Essex won by an innings.[4] Against Middlesex a few days later he scored 89, again at No. 9, and 25 retired hurt, his second innings ending when he pulled a back muscle while hitting a six.[2]
Griffiths lost interest in cricket after leaving Essex. After some years in the family business, he pursued other interests and finished his working career as the head of a residential unit for disturbed adolescents.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Colin Griffiths". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
colin, griffiths, cricketer, colin, griffiths, december, 1930, september, 2004, english, cricketer, played, essex, between, 1951, 1953, colin, griffithspersonal, informationborn, 1930, december, 1930upminster, essex, englanddied14, september, 2004, 2004, aged,. Colin Griffiths 9 December 1930 14 September 2004 was an English cricketer He played for Essex between 1951 and 1953 1 Colin GriffithsPersonal informationBorn 1930 12 09 9 December 1930Upminster Essex EnglandDied14 September 2004 2004 09 14 aged 73 Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire EnglandBattingRight handedRoleBatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1951 1953EssexCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 27Runs scored 615Batting average 16 18100s 50s 1 1Top score 105Balls bowled 18Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling Catches stumpings 4 Source Cricinfo 19 July 2013 Griffiths was educated at Brentwood School Essex and played cricket briefly as an amateur batsman before going into his family s demolition business 2 3 In 1952 going into the match with a first class batting average of 12 and a highest score of 31 3 he hit the fastest first class hundred of the season 105 in 90 minutes for Essex against Kent when he batted at No 9 and added 183 for the eighth wicket in 90 minutes with Trevor Bailey 2 Essex won by an innings 4 Against Middlesex a few days later he scored 89 again at No 9 and 25 retired hurt his second innings ending when he pulled a back muscle while hitting a six 2 Griffiths lost interest in cricket after leaving Essex After some years in the family business he pursued other interests and finished his working career as the head of a residential unit for disturbed adolescents 3 References edit Colin Griffiths ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 July 2013 a b c Wisden 2005 p 1641 a b c Stephen Chalke Runs in the Memory Fairfield Books Bath 1998 pp 25 37 Kent v Essex 1952 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 11 November 2021 External links editColin Griffiths at ESPNcricinfo Colin Griffiths at CricketArchive subscription required nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colin Griffiths cricketer amp oldid 1219898381, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
