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Full name Graeme Peter Swann
Born March 24, 1979, Northampton
Current age 29 years 54 days
Major teams England,Northamptonshire,Nottinghamshire
Nickname Chin
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Spoone School, Towcester
Relations Brother - AJ Swann
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
7
5
0
91
34
18.20
117
77.77
0
0
6
0
4
0
T20Is
2
2
2
18
15*
-
12
150.00
0
0
2
0
0
0
First-class
162
228
16
5620
183
26.50
4
28
114
0
List A
180
141
15
2526
83
20.04
0
13
56
0
Twenty20
36
35
5
594
62
19.80
440
135.00
0
2
74
14
10
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
7
7
300
224
7
4/34
4/34
32.00
4.48
42.8
1
0
0
T20Is
2
2
36
46
3
2/30
2/30
15.33
7.66
12.0
0
0
0
First-class
162
26942
13556
411
7/33
32.98
3.01
65.5
15
3
List A
180
6890
5098
180
5/17
5/17
28.32
4.43
38.2
7
2
0
Twenty20
36
36
786
878
43
3/16
3/16
20.41
6.70
18.2
0
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v England at Bloemfontein, Jan 23, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v England at Hamilton, Feb 12, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
New Zealand v England at Auckland, Feb 5, 2008 scorecard
Last T20I
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1998
Last First-class
Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, May 14-16, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997
Last List A
Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire at Nottingham, May 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Worcestershire v Northamptonshire at Worcester, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard
Profile
A self-confident and gregarious character, Graeme Swann is an aggressive offspinner, not afraid to give the ball a real tweak, and a hard-hitting, right-handed, middle-order batsman. He came to prominence with a maiden first-class century for Northants against Leicestershire in the Championship in 1998, his first season, and was regularly promoted in the batting order to provide impetus in one-day cricket. He impressed all observers with his positive attitude and energy. Fast-tracked into the A team to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe, he took 21 wickets at 25.61, and averaged 22 with the bat, prompting Wisden to comment: "Swann did spin the ball appreciably and emerged as a definite candidate for elevation. He had the potential to become a genuine allrounder, with a wide range of attractive strokes, though he needs to use them more selectively."
Called up for the final Test against New Zealand during England's inglorious summer of 1999, Swann was subsequently left out of the final XI, but rewarded with a place as part of the new-look England squad to tour South Africa that winter. He found life outside the Test team frustrating, but made his international debut at Bloemfontein in the triangular tournament when Ashley Giles's injury saw him called into the one-day squad. Swann bowled only five overs, but showed confidence in continuing to spin the ball appreciably.
However, his off-field conduct left some unimpressed - what some saw as confidence, others interpreted as arrogance or cheek - and he rapidly slid out of the international reckoning. After marking time with Northants for a while, he decided to seek fame and fortune elsewhere, and packed his bags for Nottinghamshire and Trent Bridge in 2005. This decision was justified when he was a key member of the Nottinghamshire side that won the County Championship in 2005. After the club's relegation the following summer, Swann played a major part in their return to Division One with 516 runs and 45 wickets. It earned him an international recall for the one-day series in Sri Lanka, nearly eight years after his debut. CricInfo staff September 2007
