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Neville Featherstone Griffin

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Batting style
  
Right-handed

Died
  
December 17, 2014

Role
  
Cricket Player

1963
  
Surrey

Bowling style
  
Right-arm medium


Full name
  
Neville Featherstone-Griffin

Born
  
17 December 1933 (
1933-12-17
)
Croydon, Surrey, England

Name
  
Neville Featherstone-Griffin

Neville Featherstone-Griffin (17 December 1933 – 17 December 2014) was an English cricketer. Griffin was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Croydon, Surrey.

Featherstone-Griffin made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Oxford University in 1963 at The Oval. Oxford University won the toss and elected to bat first, making 264 all out in their first-innings, during which Griffin bowled nine wicketless overs which conceded 34 runs. In Surrey's first-innings of 250/8 declared, Griffin was dismissed for 7 runs by John Cuthbertson. Oxford University then made 249/5 declared, with Griffin bowling a further seven wicketless overs which conceded 11 runs. Set 264 for victory, Surrey fell eight runs short in their chase ensuring the match ended in a draw. Griffin ended the innings not out on 83. This was his only major appearance for Surrey.

He died on 17 December 2014 on his 81st birthday.

References

Neville Featherstone-Griffin Wikipedia