Wally Grout

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Wally Grout
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = -
tests = 51
test runs = 890
test bat avg = 15.08
test 100s/50s = 0/3
test top score = 74
test balls = 0
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 163/24
FCs = 183
FC runs = 5168
FC bat avg = 22.56
FC 100s/50s = 4/25
FC top score = 119
FC balls = 140
FC wickets = 3
FC bowl avg = 38.33
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 1/22
FC catches/stumpings = 473/114
debut date = 23 December
debut year = 1957
last date = 11 February
last year = 1966
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1057/1057.html CricketArchive

Arthur Theodore Wallace ("Wally") Grout (March 20 1927 in Mackay, Queensland - November 9 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland) was a Test cricketer who kept wicket for Australia and Queensland.

Grout played in 51 Test matches between 1957 and 1965. In a Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at Brisbane in 1960, he took 8 catches in an innings, setting a world record.

He died suddenly from a heart attack at the age of 41, only 3 years after ending his playing career.

ee also

*List of Australian wicket-keepers

External links

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5449.html Cricinfo article on Wally Grout]

Persondata
NAME=Grout, Arthur Theodore Wallace
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH=March 20 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH=Mackay, Queensland
DATE OF DEATH=November 9 1968
PLACE OF DEATH=Brisbane, Queensland