Personal Information

Full NameGraham Onions
BornSeptember 9, 1982 Gateshead, England
Age41 Years, 6 Months, 20 Days
National SideEngland
Batting StyleRight Handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
SportCricket

Ranking

TestODIT20
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Man of the Match

TestODIT20World CupCL
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Career Information

Teams PlayedEngland, Dolphins, Durham Cricket Board, Durham, England A, England XI, Lancashire, MCC, England Lions, Marylebone Cricket Club
Career Span

Graham Onions Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

MIN/ORHS100s50s4s6sAVGS/RCTSTDucksR/O
Test
91073017* v AUS004010.0030.92--
ODI
41011 v AUS00001.0050.0010

Bowling Performance

IOMRWBest3s5sAVGE/RS/RMtc
Test
16267.450957325/38 v WI2129.903.5750.18
ODI
434118542/58 v SL0046.255.4451.00

Graham Onions Profile

After various false starts, Graham Onions, a right-arm seam bowler, finally received his maiden England cap against the West Indies in 2009. When presented with the opportunity, Onions established a lasting taste of his prowess. In May 2009 at Lord's, as the West Indies were pegged at 99-4 in their first innings, skipper Andrew Strauss tossed the ball to his debutant right-arm speedster. In the septet of deliveries that followed, Onions knocked down four Windies, almost single-handedly dismantling their tail. Armed with a potent in-swinger, his end-to-end style helped him to debut figures of 5-38 and England notching an innings victory.

The peak of his career arrived after prolonged outings with the main squad for three years, being repeatedly included to tour - once even lined-up to replace an injured Darren Gough - yet never to make it to the first eleven. Recurring back injuries too played spoilsport. But all factors culminated to add to his determination, and a fiver on debut released all of Onions’ pent up potential at one go. He retained his place for the 2009 Ashes series, and a 4-58 in his Ashes debut helped England level the series. Later that year, courageous, last-wicket heroics with the bat to deny South Africa victories in two away Tests peeled a new layer of fame.