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Full name | Jeffrey Graham Tolchard | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Torquay, Devon, England | 7 March 1944|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
1963–1969 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1977 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1983 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1983 | Minor Counties | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,25 March 2011 |
Jeffrey Graham Tolchard (born 17 March 1944) is an English former cricketer and footballer. Tolchard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace and who occasionally kept wicket. As a footballer,Tolchard played for Torquay United,Exeter City and Loughborough. He was born in Torquay,Devon.
Tolchard made his debut for Devon in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. [1] He played Minor counties matches for Devon until 1969. His debut in List A cricket came in Devon's first List A match in the 1969 Gillette Cup against Hertfordshire. [2]
After playing for the Leicestershire Second XI for a number of seasons, [3] Tolchard made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in the 1970 County Championship against Yorkshire. [4] His List A debut for Leicestershire also came in 1970 against Hampshire in the 1970 John Player League. [2] Tolchard played 77 first-class matches [4] and 40 List A matches [2] until the end of the 1977 season,which was his final season with Leicestershire. His first-class batting records for Leicestershire were those of a somewhat inconsistent batsman;he did not average above 30 in any of his 7 seasons with Leicestershire,with his final season in 1977 yielding his highest season average of 28.62. [5] In his seven seasons with Leicestershire,he scored 1,863 runs at an average of 20.25,with nine half centuries and a high score of 78. [6] In List A cricket,he scored 349 runs at an average of 20.52,with a high score of 46*. [7]
Following his departure from Leicestershire,Tolchard rejoined his native county of Devon for the 1978 season. [1] Two seasons later,in 1980,he played for the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1980 Benson &Hedges Cup,playing twelve List A matches for the team up to 1983. [2] He also represented the Minor Counties in a single first-class match in 1981 against the touring Sri Lankans. Tolchard opened the batting in the Minor Counties first-innings,scoring 2 runs before having to retire hurt. [8] He continued to represent Devon in Minor Counties cricket,even playing a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match in 1983 against Buckinghamshire in 1983. [9] His final Minor Counties Championship match had come in the previous season, [1] although his final List A match did come in 1983,in a NatWest Trophy match against his former county. [7]
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Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1965 | Torquay United | 11 | (4) |
1965–1966 | Exeter City | 1 | (0) |
Loughborough United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A winger, [10] Tolchard played football for Torquay United (1963–1965), [11] Exeter City (1965–1966) and Loughborough United. [12]
Tolchard has been described as coming from a sports mad family. [13] His brother,Roger,played Test cricket for England and his youngest brother,Ray,had a List A career with Devon. Tolchard's nephew,Roger Twose,played Test and One Day International cricket for New Zealand,having emigrated there. Richard Twose,also his nephew,played for Devon. Ray's son Sam Tolchard plays lawn bowls [14] for England and represented England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [13] His daughter Sophie Tolchard,sister of Sam,is also an international lawn bowler.
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