Graeme Robert Beard (born 19 August 1950) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches and two One Day Internationals in 1980 and 1981.

Graeme Beard
Personal information
Full name
Graeme Robert Beard
Born (1950-08-19) 19 August 1950 (age 74)
Auburn, Sydney, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Right-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 308)27 February 1980 v Pakistan
Last Test18 March 1980 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 65)31 January 1981 v New Zealand
Last ODI1 February 1981 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975/76–1981/82New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 2 54 19
Runs scored 114 1,441 61
Batting average 22.80 23.62 10.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/11 0/0
Top score 49 75 23
Balls bowled 259 112 10,321 888
Wickets 1 4 125 25
Bowling average 109.00 17.50 28.19 25.96
5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/26 2/20 5/33 3/33
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 22/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 January 2015

Beard was born in the Sydney suburb of Auburn. He made his debut for New South Wales in 1975 against the touring West Indies cricket team, playing as a batsman and scoring 0 and 0. He later established himself in the New South Wales side in the 1979–80 season as an all-rounder, bowling off- spin and medium pace, and was chosen in the 1979-80 Australian tour of 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 named in the Australian one day side during the 1980–81 World Series Cup competition. He played his 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 but did not play in either the Tests or One Day Internationals.

After the 1981–82 season, Beard retired from first-class cricket, and left his job as a teacher to work for the Australian Workers' Union.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Workers Online – Graeme Beard's second dig". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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