Adam Griffith

Adam Griffith
Personal information
Full name Adam Richard Griffith
Born (1978-02-11) 11 February 1978
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Batting style Right-Hand Batsman (RHB)
Bowling style Right-Arm Fast (RAF)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002–2011 Tasmanian Tigers
2006 Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 50 54 12
Runs scored 691 88 7
Batting average 12.33 6.76 3.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 47 33 6
Balls bowled 10,630 2798 261
Wickets 169 63 19
Bowling average 34.31 35.01 15.21
5 wickets in innings 7 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 7/54 4/36 3/14
Catches/stumpings 6/0 9/0 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2012

Adam Richard Griffith (born 11 February 1978 in Launceston, Tasmania) is a former Australian cricket player and current Australian bowling coach. He played first class cricket for Tasmania and also had a spell at Leicestershire He played his club cricket for North Hobart Cricket Club.

Griffith represented his native state of Tasmania between 2002 and 2010, and was a member of Tasmania's first ever Sheffield Shield winning team in 2006–07. He took 158 first class wickets for Tasmania; at the time of his retirement he was the fifth highest wicket taker in the state's history. He also represented Australia A in limited overs cricket and had a spell playing in England for Leicestershire. As his career became increasingly affected by injuries, he retired in May 2011 at the age of 33.

Coaching Career:

He immediately moved into coaching, first as the bowling coach for the Western Warriors, working under Mickey Arthur.[1] When Arthur was appointed the coach of Australia, Griffith was promoted to the role of Western Australia's assistant coach.[2]

As of the 15th of April 2016, Griffith was named as the Australian bowling coach. After working with Justin Langer at the Western Warriors and Perth Scorchers, he was chosen after Craig McDermott stepped down after the World 20.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Adam Griffith retires from Tasmania". ESPNcricinfo. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Retravision Warriors Coaching Staff". www.waca.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.

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