Graham Bunyard

Graham Bunyard
Personal information
Full name Graham Stuart Bunyard
Born (1939-10-17) 17 October 1939
Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959-60 to 1960-61 Transvaal
1962-63 Rhodesia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 192
Batting average 13.71
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 35
Balls bowled 2358
Wickets 48
Bowling average 22.54
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/35
Catches/stumpings 7/0
Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2014

Graham Stuart Bunyard (born 17 October 1939, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1959 to 1963.

A fast bowler, Bunyard made his first-class debut for Transvaal in the 1959-60 season, on the day before he turned 20. His first two wickets were Denis Compton and Godfrey Evans.[1] In his third match he took 5 for 35 against Rhodesia.[2] He finished the season with 23 wickets in seven matches at an average of 21.78.[3] He was one of the pace bowlers considered for selection for the tour to England in 1960 and later as a replacement during the tour when Geoff Griffin could no longer bowl, but was not selected.[4]

Bunyard took 16 wickets at 24.31 in five matches in 1960-61 and toured England in 1961 with the South African Fezela XI of promising young players. He took 3 for 48 and 3 for 42 to help the Fezelas to an innings victory over Combined Services.[5] However, he played only one more first-class match, for Rhodesia two years later, when he was still only 23 years old. His last three wickets were Norm O'Neill, John Reid and Bill Alley.[6]

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