Graham Alan Pointer (born 2 May 1967) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Graham Pointer
Personal information
Full name
Graham Alan Pointer
Born (1967-05-02) 2 May 1967 (age 57)
Lewisham, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–1990Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 234
Batting average 11.70
100s/50s –/–
Top score 33
Balls bowled 2,267
Wickets 17
Bowling average 76.35
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/35
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 August 2020

Pointer was born at Lewisham in May 1967. He was educated at St Dunstan's College, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, making his debut against Essex in 1987. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1990, making fifteen appearances.[2] Playing primarily as a left-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 17 wickets in his fifteen matches for Cambridge, at an average of 74.88 and with best figures of 3 for 31.[3] As a tailend batsman, he scored 231 runs at a batting average of 12.15 and with a high score of 33.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Cambridge, Pointer also made a single appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team against the touring Pakistanis at Oxford in 1987.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile: Graham Pointer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Graham Pointer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Graham Pointer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graham Pointer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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