Giles Toogood
Giles John Toogood (born 19 November 1961 in West Bromwich) is a former English cricketer. He was educated at North Bromsgrove High School and Oxford University.[1]
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| Full name | Giles John Toogood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1961 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995 | Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Shropshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1989 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 March 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He waa a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace and off-break bowler who played first-class and List A cricket for Oxford University between 1982 and 1989. Later, he played minor counties cricket for Shropshire in 1991 and 1992 while playing at club level for Barnt Green,[2] and, briefly, Cambridgeshire, appearing at List A level in the NatWest Trophy for both teams.
In 1985, playing in the University Match against Cambridge University at Lord's, Toogood took 8/52 in the first innings (adding another two wickets in the second).[3] This was the best first-class innings return by an Oxford bowler for 61 years, Tom Raikes having claimed 9/38 against the Army in 1924. As of March 2009, Toogood's feat remains the only example of an Oxford player taking seven or more wickets in a first-class innings since Giles Ridley's 7/110 against Gloucestershire in 1965.[4]
He graduated in medicine and works as a surgeon in Yorkshire.[5]
Notes
- Percival, Thomas (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 38. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
- Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pages 38,58.
- "Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1985". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- "Most Wickets in an Innings for Oxford University". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- Dhole, Pradip. "A too good day for a First-Class cricketer called Toogood!". Cricket Country. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
References
- Giles Toogood at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Giles Toogood at ESPNcricinfo