Paul Grayson (cricketer)

Paul Grayson

Personal information
Full name	Adrian Paul Grayson
Born	31 March 1971 Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Nickname	Larry
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side	England
ODI debut (cap 160)	10 October 2000 v South Africa
Last ODI	10 October 2001 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–2007	Suffolk
1996–2004	Essex
1990–1995	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 2 181 246 9 Runs scored 6 8,655 3,426 154 Batting average 3.00 31.70 20.39 30.80 100s/50s –/– 16/43 –/11 –/1 Top score 6 189 82* 55 Balls bowled 90 12,748 8,477 126 Wickets 3 136 206 5 Bowling average 20.00 44.39 33.16 34.20 5 wickets in innings – 1 – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling 3/40 5/20 4/25 2/36 Catches/stumpings 1/– 121/– 68/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2011

Adrian Paul Grayson (born 31 March 1971)^[1] is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire^[1] and Essex. Following his playing retirement he served as Essex's head coach from 2007 to 2015.

Grayson made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 1990 where he played for five years. Having been released in 1995,^[1] he joined Essex and was awarded his county cap in his first season, 1996. Grayson played for England in one day internationals in 2000, at the ICC knock out Competition. He was out for a golden duck, and his five overs went for 20 runs. He played his second ODI a year later, having been chosen for the squad to tour Zimbabwe.

Grayson retired from first-class cricket at the end of 2005, having scored 8,655 runs at 31.70, and taken 136 wickets at 44.39. In July 2007, he became the head coach at Essex, having previously played for, and coached, their second XI. The Cricketers' Who's Who 2011 stated "Grayson is a progressive coach with sound, modern methods to dealing with today's players. Approachable, reasonable, and quietly authoritative, his coaching style leans on his experiences as a Yorkshire player, and latterly as a canny left-arm spinping allrounder with the county he now coaches". He often talked on BBC Radio Essex during County Championship and CB40 games. Grayson left Essex by mutual consent in August 2015.^[2] On 30 September 2015 it was announced he would be joining Durham MCC University as their new coach.^[3]

He is the brother of former professional footballer, and Preston North End manager, Simon Grayson. He also has a son Ollie Grayson, who attends public school. He also has a profound hatred for Iguanas which he made known during his period as head coach at Essex.

Grayson batting, August 2005

References

1. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 369. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
2. "Paul Grayson: Essex coach leaves after eight years in charge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
3. "Paul Grayson announced as Durham University MCCU Coach". Durham University. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

External links

• Cricinfo page on Paul Grayson