Geoff Griffin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Geoff Griffin

South African cricketer, track and field athlete and rugby union footballer

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1939

Place of Birth: Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Date of Death: 16-Nov-2006

Profession: cricketer, rugby union player

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Geoff Griffin

  • Geoffrey Merton "Geoff" Griffin (12 June 1939 – 16 November 2006) was a Test cricketer who toured England with the South African cricket team in 1960, appearing in two Test matches.
  • A right-arm, fast bowler and lower order batsman, his selection for the tour was controversial, because of his suspect bowling action – some of his deliveries were judged to be thrown rather than bowled.
  • The core of his problem was that, due to a childhood accident, he was unable to fully straighten his right arm.
  • During the 1960 tour he was no-balled for throwing in several matches prior to the Test series, but retained his place in the side nevertheless.
  • In his second Test appearance, at Lord's in June 1960, he became the first South African cricketer to take a hat-trick in a Test match, and also the first cricketer of any nationality to do this at Lord's.
  • In the same match, however, he was no-balled for throwing eleven times, and again in an exhibition match that followed the match's early conclusion.
  • These events ended his international career, and after fruitless attempts to resolve his problem, he retired from cricket in 1963, at the age of 23.
  • Griffin was unfortunate to emerge on the international scene at a time when cricketing authorities were particularly concerned about the growing proliferation of bowlers with dubious actions and were determined to eradicate it.
  • He, along with others, was convinced that he had been made a scapegoat to ensure that certain bowlers would be omitted from the Australian side due to tour England in 1961.
  • After 1960 the throwing controversy largely subsided as an issue in international cricket.

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