Uel Graham

Cricketer Infobox

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nationality = Irish
country = Ireland
country abbrev = IRE
name = Uel Graham
picture = Cricket no pic.pngbatting style = Right-handed batsman
bowling style = Right arm medium pace
Group1 = show
G1 title = Career
Heading1 = First-class
H1 matches = 2
H1 runs = 64
H1 bat avg = 32.00
H1 100s/50s = 0/0
H1 top score = 35
G1 oversORballs = Balls
H1 amountbowled = 114
H1 wickets = 1
H1 bowl avg = 43.00
H1 5s = 0
H1 10s = 0
H1 best bowling = 1/8
H1 catches/stumpings = 0/0
Heading2 = List A
H2 matches= 10
H2 runs = 120
H2 bat avg = 15.00
H2 100s/50s = 0/0
H2 top score = 25
H2 amountbowled = 314
H2 wickets = 0
H2 bowl avg = -
H2 5s = 0
H2 10s = n/a
H2 best bowling = 0/18
H2 catches/stumpings = 1/0
Group2 = hide
debut-last cat = First-class
debut date = 20 June
debut year = 1992
last date = 11 June
last year = 1994
date = 14 April
year = 2007
source = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4335/4335.html Cricket Archive]

Samuel "Uel" Graham (born 9 January 1967 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4335/4335.html Cricket Archive profile] ] ) is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 36 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1992 and 1997 [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire109.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] ] , including two first-class matches, both of which were against Scotland [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4335/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Uel Graham at Cricket Archive] ] , and ten List A matches. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4335/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Uel Graham at Cricket Archive] ]

Playing career

He made his debut for Ireland in June 1992 against Middlesex. The same month he made his first-class debut against Scotland and his List A debut in the NatWest Trophy against Durham. He then played against the MCC the following month, before spending 18 months out of the Ireland side.

He was named in the Ireland squad for the 1994 ICC Trophy and played in five of the matches. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4335/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Uel Graham at Cricket Archive] ] Later that year, he played List A matches against Leicestershire and Northamptonshire and his final first-class match against Scotland, 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 He also played in the Triple Crown Tournament that year [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1994/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 19994 Triple Crown Tournament at CricketEurope] ] , taking 4/49 in the match against Wales, his best bowling figures for Ireland.

In 1995, he played in Ireland's early-season Benson & Hedges Cup matches against Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Somerset, also playing against the Duchess of Norfolk's XI at Arundel Castle, the MCC at Lord's, a NatWest Trophy match against Yorkshire and against the West Indies before again playing in the Triple Crown Tournament. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1995/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1995 Triple Crown Tournament at CricketEurope] ]

In 1996, he played Benson & Hedges Cup matches against Hampshire and Sussex, also playing in the first European Championship tournament in Denmark. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1996/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1996 European Championship at CricketEurope] ] He was named in the Ireland squad for the 1997 ICC Trophy and played just one game against Singapore, which was his last for Ireland.

tatistics

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.

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