Grahame Clinton

Who is Grahame Clinton?

Grahame Selvey Clinton is a former English cricketer. He was an opening batsman who played for Kent from 1974 to 1978 and for Surrey from 1979 to 1990.

After his first-class debut for Kent, against the touring Pakistanis in July 1974, it was 1976 before he played for the first team again. With the exception of 1977, his opportunities for Kent remained limited and his performances for them were mediocre, and he joined Surrey prior to the 1979 season.

At Surrey, he immediately formed with Alan Butcher a successful opening partnership that lasted until the 1986 season, when Butcher suffered a loss of form and was dropped down the order and then omitted from the side. Their first wicket stands included 277 against Yorkshire in 1984, when Clinton made his highest score of 192, and 266 against Cambridge University in 1980. Their respective sons, Richard Clinton and Mark Butcher, have sometimes appeared in the same Surrey side in recent seasons.

Butcher and Clinton shared 19 century opening partnerships for Surrey. With all partners, Clinton took part in 31 such partnerships, and 73 century stands when all wickets are considered.