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Place of Birth: Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
About Graeme Beard
- Graeme Robert Beard (born 19 August 1950 in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1980 to 1981. Beard made his debut for New South Wales in 1975 against the touring West Indies cricket team.
- He played as a batsman in this match and scored 0 and 0.
- He later established himself in the NSW side in the 1979–80 series as an all-rounder, who bowled off spin and medium pace, and was chosen to go on tour with the national Australian side to Pakistan.
- He played in all three Test matches of that tour playing a few dogged innings (39 and 49 in the 3rd Test at Lahore) and took one wicket (1 for 26 in the 3rd Test).
- Beard was called up by Australian one day side during the 1980–81 World Series Cup competition.
- He played his only two matches during the finals series versus New Zealand, the second match being the infamous underarm bowling incident.
- Beard went on the Ashes tour 1981 as a squad player and did not play in the Tests. After the 1981–82 season Beard left first-class cricket and his other job as a teacher to work for the Australian Workers' Union.
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