Andy Afford

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Andy Afford
Personal information
Full name
John Andrew Afford
Born (1964-05-12) 12 May 1964 (age 60)
Crowland, Lincolnshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches17052
Runs scored3986
Batting average 4.182
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score22*2*
Balls bowled33,7572,800
Wickets 46848
Bowling average 32.9837.33
5 wickets in innings 160
10 wickets in match20
Best bowling6/514/38
Catches/stumpings 57/–10/–

John Andrew Afford (born 12 May 1964) is a former English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for Nottinghamshire. [1] [2] He is now a businessman.

Afford made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Oxford University, during the 1984 season, appearing in single game during the 1984 County Championship season, but it wasn't until two years later that he would get a regular first-team place, playing just two County Championship games during the 1985 season. He played in the Second XI Championship in 1987 and 1988 and returned to play several matches for the first team in 1989.

Afford started the following season promisingly, making the selection for an England A fixture against Zimbabwe in 1990 which the team won by nine wickets. He finished the year being awarded his cap.

In 1991 the team's Second XI flourished, winning the Second XI Trophy with Afford putting in a strong bowling performance along the way to Nottinghamshire's top placing in the North Zone, and taking the wicket of Ali Brown in the final. Afford was now regularly partnered by former England Test spinner Eddie Hemmings.

Afford took 468 first-class wickets, including hauls of 10 wickets in a match on two occasions, and five-wicket hauls on sixteen occasions, with his best haul of 6-51 coming against Lancashire. The two ten-wicket innings came against Kent and Sussex.

Afford was editor of All Out Cricket between 2002 and 2011, nominated as one of the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) sports editors of the year in 2011 and worked as publishing director of The Cricketer magazine. [3] [4]

In 2016, Afford co-founded Nottingham-based creative agency STENCIL with Sam Bowles. He is currently managing director and leads on projects in sport, music and food & drink.

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References

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  2. "Andy Afford". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. "2011 BSME Awards – full list of nominees". Press Gazette. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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