Graham Charlesworth

Graham Michael Charlesworth (born 15 February 1965)^[1] is an English former first-class cricketer and the coach of Oxford University Cricket Club.^[2] Charlesworth has played first-class and List A cricket for Griqualand West, Cambridge University, Impalas, and Combined Universities.

Graham Charlesworth

Personal information
Full name	Graham Michael Charlesworth
Born	(1965-02-15) 15 February 1965 (age 60) Ashow, Warwickshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989/90–1990/91	Griqualand West
1989/90–1990/91	Impalas
1993	Cambridge University
1993	Combined Universities
Head coaching information
Years	Team
2012–	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 18 18 Runs scored 803 537 Batting average 29.74 44.75 100s/50s 0/6 1/2 Top score 83 100* Balls bowled 1,917 390 Wickets 61 4 Bowling average 55.00 71.75 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/33 2/28 Catches/stumpings 11/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 March 2016

Charlesworth studied for his undergraduate degree at Durham University, where he won a full palatinate for cricket.^[3]

Career

Charlesworth made his List A debut in October 1989 in a Nissan Shield match for Griqualand West against Western Transvaal at the Fanie du Toit Sports Complex. Charlesworth bowled 9 overs for 32 runs, and scored 36* in the match.^[4] A month later, he made his first-class debut in a 1989/90 Castle Bowl match against Orange Free State B at Harmony Gold Mine Cricket Club A Ground. He took 1/91 in the first innings, and scored 19 and 43.^[5] At the same time, Charlesworth represented Impalas, a team that represented South African minor provinces, in the Benson & Hedges Series of 1989/90 and 1990/91.^[1] His highest first-class score was 81 for Griqualand West against Boland in a 1990/91 Castle Bowl match,^[6] and he made a single List A century in his career, in a 1990/91 Benson & Hedges Series match for Impalas against Eastern Province.^[7][8][9] In 1993, Charlesworth made first-class appearances for Cambridge University, and a single List A appearance for the Combined Universities in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup.^[10][1]

In 1993/94, Charlesworth captained Vredenburg-Saldanha; the team which included Ashley Giles.^[11] In the 1999/2000 season, Charlesworth was coach of the Griqualand West B team.^[12] From 2002 to 2009, Charlesworth played for Oxford cricket team, before moving to Abingdon Vale in 2010.^[13] Charlesworth joined Abingdon as a player, but also undertook some coaching responsibilities, and in 2012, he was appointed the team's captain.^[14] At the same time, Charlesworth worked as the coach of the Oxford University cricket team.^[13][14]