15 Facts About Shaun Graf

Shaun Francis Graf was born on 19 May 1957 and is an Australian former international cricketer who played eleven One Day Internationals for Australia in the early 1980s as a bowling all-rounder.

Shaun Graf represented played his domestic cricket at first-class level predominantly for Victoria, but played a season for Western Australia.

Shaun Graf later became a prominent administrator with Cricket Victoria.

Shaun Graf scored 135 runs in his debut first-class season, in addition to taking 17 wickets at an average of 27.88.

Shaun Graf played in the final of the tournament at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, taking 2 for 34 to help Victoria win the match.

Shaun Graf made his debut for Hampshire in a 1980 County Championship fixture against Warwickshire at Southampton.

Shaun Graf made fifteen first-class appearances in 1980, including against the touring Australians.

Shaun Graf did make his One Day International debut against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in the first match of the Australia Tri-Nation Series which followed.

Shaun Graf played in nine ODI matches during the series, which featured India, with Graf taking eight wickets in the series at an average of 31.87; he was omitted from the four-match final against New Zealand.

Alongside the ODI series, Australia played India in a Test series, with Shaun Graf replacing Trevor Chappell in the squad for the first Test, but did not play.

Shaun Graf was replaced in the second Test by Bruce Yardley.

Shaun Graf returned to England for the 1983 English summer, playing minor counties cricket for Cornwall.

Shaun Graf made eight appearances for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship, whilst returning to Bristol to play club cricket for Knowle when he wasn't required by Cornwall.

Shaun Graf came close to guiding Western Australia to victory, with a late unbeaten cameo of 37 runs from 33 ball, but Western Australia ultimately fell eight runs short.

Shaun Graf retired from his role with Cricket Victoria in July 2022.