Alexander David Hugh Grimes (born 8 January 1965) is an English former cricketer.

Grimes was educated at Tonbridge School, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Hampshire at Fenner's in 1984. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1985, making thirteen appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler, Grimes was ineffective in his thirteen matches for Cambridge, taking 12 wickets at an expensive average of 75.58 and best figures of 3 for 99.[3] Additionally, with the bat, he scored 101 runs with a high score of 22 not out.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made six List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team, making three appearances apiece in the 1984 and 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5] Grimes was a more effective bowler in one-day cricket, taking 13 wickets at an average of 19.00,[6] which included a five-wicket haul when he took figures of 5 for 36 against Sussex.[7]

References

  1. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 546. ISBN 9780521434683.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Alexander Grimes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Combined Universities v Sussex, Benson and Hedges Cup 1985 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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