Clifford Grainge

Clifford Marshall Grainge (21 July 1927 – 26 May 1989) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.

Grainge was born in July 1927 at Heckmondwike, Yorkshire. He later studied at Keble College, Oxford where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University.[1] He made his debut against Lancashire at Oxford in 1950, with Grainge playing first-class cricket for Oxford until 1952, making a total of fourteen appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 25 wickets at an average of 43.60. He took one five wicket haul,[3] figures of 5 for 127 which came against Surrey in 1951.[4] He was a poor tailend batsman, scoring just 47 runs at an average of 5.22.[5]

After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolteacher. His first teaching position was in Norfolk at Langley School, before taking up a post teaching geography at Leeds Grammar School.[6] Late in his teaching career in 1984 he suffered a leg amputation, prior to retiring in July 1987. Grainge died at Leeds in May 1989.[5]