Hercules Grant

Hercules Grant (born 30 May 1957) is an Antiguan-born Canadian cricketer. During his cricket career, he was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.

Hercules Grant
Personal information
Full nameHercules Grant
Born (1957-05-30) 30 May 1957
Piggotts, Saint George Parish, Antigua
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978Suffolk
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 1
Runs scored 15
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Balls bowled 72
Wickets 1
Bowling average 41.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/41
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 July 2011

Grant was born in Piggotts, Saint George Parish, Antigua. He played non first-class matches for Antigua in 1976, in that same year he played for the Leeward Islands Under-19s.[1] He played in England in 1978, making his debut for Suffolk in his only List A appearance against Sussex in the Gillette.[2] In this match, he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by Imran Khan, while with the ball he took the wicket of Kepler Wessels for the cost of 41 runs from 12 overs.[3] In that same season he made 2 Minor Counties Championship appearances against Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.[4] He later moved to Canada, where he played 2 matches for the Canada national cricket team, both against the United States in 1987 and 1991.[1]

He attended the University of Alberta, receiving a BScPT in 1984 and a MEd in 1993. Grant holds a Ph.D. in rehabilitation medicine, also from the University of Alberta.

References
  1. "Other matches played by Hercules Grant". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. "List A Matches played by Hercules Grant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. "Sussex v Suffolk, 1978 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Hercules Grant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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