GP Swann Profile

General Information Full name Graeme Peter Swann Born March 24, 1979, Northampton Current age 31 years 313 days Major teams England, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire Playing role Bowler Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling Style Right-arm offbreak Career Statistics Batting & Fielding Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 29 44 22 Innings Played 36 28 9 Not Outs 6 4 6 Runs 741 299 48 Highest 85 34 15* Average 24.70 12.45 16.00 Balls Faced 899 376 41 St/R 82.42 79.52 117.07 100's 0 0 0 50's 4 0 0 4's 91 25 2 6's 10 1 0 Catches Taken 25 19 2 Stumpings Made 0 0 0 Bowling Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 29 44 22 Innings Played 52 42 21 Balls 7431 1962 450 Runs 3598 1478 494 Wickets 128 60 32 Best Inning Bowling 6/65 5/28 3/14 Best Match Bowling 10/217 5/28 3/14 Average 28.10 24.63 15.43 Economy Rate 2.90 4.51 6.58 St/R 58.0 32.7 14.0 4 Wickets 7 3 0 5 Wickets 10 1 0 10 Wickets 1 0 0 Profile Graeme Peter Swann was born 24 March 1979 in Northampton. He is an English international cricketer. He is primarily a right-arm offspinner, but also bats right-handed. After initially playing for his home county Northamptonshire, for whom he made his debut in 1997, he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005. He often fields at slip. Graeme Swann came to prominence with a maiden first-class century for Northants against Leicestershire in the Championship in 1998, his first season, and was regularly promoted in the batting order to provide impetus in one-day cricket. He impressed all observers with his positive attitude and energy. Fast-tracked into the A team to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe, he took 21 wickets at 25.61, and averaged 22 with the bat. In March 2010, Swann became the first English off-spinner since Jim Laker to take 10 wickets in a match, when he achieved the feat in England's victory in the first test in Bangladesh. In May, he was named ECB Cricketer of the Year.