# Grant Forster > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Grant_Forster > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Grant_Forster.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Forster > Source revision: 1266594327 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Use British English|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = | country = England | fullname = Grant Forster | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|5|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Seaham](/source/Seaham), [County Durham](/source/County_Durham), [England](/source/England) | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm [off break](/source/off_break) | role = | family = | club1 = [Durham](/source/Durham_County_Cricket_Club) | year1 = 1983–1986 | clubnumber1 = | club2 = [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club) | year2 = 1980/81–1982 | clubnumber2 = | club3 = [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club) | year3 = 1980 | clubnumber3 = | columns = 1 | column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket) | matches1 = 5 | runs1 = 45 | bat avg1 = 22.50 | 100s/50s1 = –/– | top score1 = 22[*](/source/not_out) | deliveries1 = 510 | wickets1 = 4 | bowl avg1 = 68.75 | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = 2/30 | catches/stumpings1 = 3/– | date = 12 August | year = 2011 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13139.html Cricinfo }} '''Grant Forster''' (born 27 May 1961) is a former English [cricket](/source/cricket)er. Forster was a left-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman_(cricket)) who bowled right-arm [off break](/source/off_break). He was born in [Seaham](/source/Seaham), [County Durham](/source/County_Durham). In 1978, Forster played 3 Youth [Test matches](/source/Test_cricket) for [England Under-19s](/source/England_Under-19_cricket_team) against [West Indies Young Cricketers](/source/West_Indies_Under-19_cricket_team),{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29483/Under-19_Test_Matches.html|title=Youth Test Matches played by Grant Forster|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 March 2024}} while in 1979, he played a single Youth [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) against [Australia Young Cricketers](/source/Australia_Under-19_cricket_team) at the [MCG](/source/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29483/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html|title=Youth One-Day International Matches played by Grant Forster|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 March 2024}} He later made his [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) debut for [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club) against [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club) in 1980.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29483/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Grant Forster|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 August 2011}} In his only appearance Northamptonshire, he wasn't required to bat, while with the ball he took the wickets of [Neil Crawford](/source/Neil_Crawford_(cricketer)) and [Derek Pringle](/source/Derek_Pringle) in the Cambridge first-innings, while in their second-innings he took the wicket of Crawford again.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/40/40191.html|title=Cambridge University v Northamptonshire, 1980|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 August 2011}} He joined [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club) following the end of the [1980 season](/source/1980_English_cricket_season), making his first-class debut for the county against [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team) on Leicestershire's tour there. He made 3 further first-class appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club) in the [1982 County Championship](/source/1982_County_Championship). He later joined [Durham](/source/Durham_County_Cricket_Club), making his debut for the county in the 1983 [Minor Counties Championship](/source/Minor_Counties_Championship) against [Hertfordshire](/source/Hertfordshire_County_Cricket_Club). He played [Minor counties](/source/Minor_counties_of_English_and_Welsh_cricket) cricket for Durham from 1983 to 1986, making 4 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29483/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Grant Forster|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 August 2011}} and a single appearance in the [MCCA Knockout Trophy](/source/MCCA_Knockout_Trophy).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29483/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Grant Forster|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 August 2011}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13139.html Grant Forster] at [ESPNcricinfo](/source/ESPNcricinfo) *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29483/29483.html Grant Forster] at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Forster, Grant}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Seaham Category:Cricketers from County Durham Category:English cricketers Category:Northamptonshire cricketers Category:Leicestershire cricketers Category:Durham cricketers Category:20th-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Grant Forster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Forster) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Forster?action=history)). 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