Uel Graham

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Uel Graham
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches210
Runs scored64120
Batting average 32.0015.00
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score3525
Balls bowled114314
Wickets 10
Bowling average 43.00–
5 wickets in innings 0–
10 wickets in match0–
Best bowling1/8–
Catches/stumpings 0/–1/–
Source: CricInfo, 15 November 2022

Samuel "Uel" Graham (born 9 January 1967) is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 18 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1992 and 1997, [1] including two first-class matches, both of which were against Scotland, [2] and ten List A matches. [3]

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Playing career

Graham was born 9 January 1967 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. [4] Graham made his debut for Ireland in June 1992 against Middlesex. The same month he made his first-class debut against Scotland [2] and his List A debut in the NatWest Trophy against Durham. [3] He then played against the MCC the following month, before spending 18 months out of the Ireland side. [1]

He was named in the Ireland squad for the 1994 ICC Trophy and played in five of the matches. [5] Later that year, he played List A matches against Leicestershire and Northamptonshire [3] and his final first-class match against Scotland, [2] in addition to games against the MCC and New Zealand. In the match against the MCC he scored 55 in the Irish first innings, his only half century for Ireland [1] He also played in the Triple Crown Tournament that year, [6] taking 4/49 in the match against Wales, his best bowling figures for Ireland. [1]

In 1995, he played in Ireland's early-season Benson & Hedges Cup matches against Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Somerset, [3] also playing against the Duchess of Norfolk's XI at Arundel Castle, the MCC at Lord's, [1] a NatWest Trophy match against Yorkshire [3] and against the West Indies [1] before again playing in the Triple Crown Tournament. [7]

In 1996, he played Benson & Hedges Cup matches against Hampshire and Sussex, also playing in the first European Championship tournament in Denmark. [8] He was named in the Ireland squad for the 1997 ICC Trophy and played just one game against Singapore, [5] which was his last for Ireland. [1]

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, he scored 544 runs at an average of 19.43, and took 22 wickets at an average of 38.09. [1]

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