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Graeme Peter Swann born 24 March 1979 in Northampton is an English international cricketer. He is primarily a right-arm offspinner, but also bats right-handed. After initially playing for his home county Northamptonshire, for whom he made his debut in 1997, he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005. He often fields at slip. He attended Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire.
Swann played a single One Day International against South Africa in 2000, before losing his place in the squad. In 2007, Swann was chosen to accompany England on its tour of Sri Lanka as the team's second spin bowler, alongside Monty Panesar, and subsequently cemented a regular place in England's Test team, playing throughout England's 2–1 victory in the 2009 Ashes. In December 2009, he became the first English spinner to take 50 wickets in a calendar year, culminating in back-to-back man of the match awards in the first two Tests of the South Africa tour and third place in the world rankings for bowlers
In March 2010, Swann became the first English off-spinner since Jim Laker to take 10 wickets in a match, when he achieved the feat in England's victory in the first test in Bangladesh. In May, he was named ECB Cricketer of the Year. ended 2010 as England retained and then won the Ashes series in Australia, as the second highest-ranked bowler in world cricket, and the highest ranked spin bowler
Contents
* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early years
o 1.2 Test debut
o 1.3 The Ashes 2009
o 1.4 South Africa 2009/10
o 1.5 Bangladesh 2010
o 1.6 2010 ICC World Twenty20
o 1.7 Pakistan 2010
* 2 Bowling style
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Statistics
o 4.1 Test 5-Wicket Hauls
o 4.2 Test 10-Wicket Match Hauls
o 4.3 One Day International 5-Wicket Hauls
* 5 Notes
* 6 References
* 7 External links
years
Swann bowling for Nottinghamshire against Leicestershire in 2007
Swann began his domestic career for Northamptonshire. As a teenager, he was part of the successful U-19 World Cup winning side in 1998, a tournament that took part in South Africa alongside other future England players Owais Shah and Robert Key
Against Leicestershire in 1998 he scored 92 and 111, his maiden first-class half-century and century South Africa and Zimbabwe with the England A-team that winter, Swann took 21 wickets at 25.61 and averaged 22 with the bat. Wisden commented,
Swann did spin the ball appreciably and emerged as a definite candidate for elevation. He had the potential to become a genuine allrounder, with a wide range of attractive strokes, though he needs to use them more selectively
In 1999, Swann was brought into the England squad for the final Test against New Zealand. He did not play, but featured in an ODI against South Africa following an injury to Ashley Giles This tour also saw him miss the team bus once due to oversleeping
In domestic cricket, Swann scored his highest first-class score of 183 in 2002, sharing a partnership of 318 with Northants captain Mike Hussey 310 not out
He moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005, and finished the season of 2007 with 516 runs and 45 wickets, leading to his recall to the England side against Sri LankaWhile England fell heavily in defeat during the first match, Swann hit 34 to help seal victory in the second, and took four for 34 and hit 25 in the third as England took a two-one lead in the series

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

graeme swann best top