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| Full name | Michael Anthony Garnham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1960-08-20) 20 August 1960 Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1988 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1995 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 June 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Anthony Garnham (born 20 August 1960) is a former English cricketer who played for Essex, Leicestershire and Gloucestershire as a wicket-keeper/batsman between 1979 and 1995.1
While attending North Devon College in Barnstaple, Garnham was selected to tour India with an English Schools team in 1977-78.2 He also toured Australia with England Young Cricketers in 1978-79.3
In 1985 Garnham helped Leicestershire win the Benson and Hedges Cup, joining Peter Willey in an unbroken match-clinching partnership of 80 in the final.4 He also played in the Essex sides which won the County Championship in 1991 and 1992.5 He made his highest first-class score of 123 in Essex's victory over Leicestershire in September 1991, when he and Nasser Hussain added 316 for the fifth wicket.6
Garnham now lives in Halstead, Essex. He works in planning in rural north Essex.7
References
References
- "Mike Garnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- "ESCA Tour of India", The Cricketer, Spring Annual 1978, pp. 71–75.
- "England Young Cricketers in Australia 1978/79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- "Essex v Leicestershire at Lord's, 20 Jul 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "First-Class Matches played by Mike Garnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- "Leicestershire v Essex 1991". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- Fissler, Neil (26 May 2015). "Where are they now? Leicestershire – Benson & Hedges Cup winners 1985". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 19 February 2022.