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Grant Cederwall

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Grant Cederwall
Personal information
Full name
Grant Newton Cederwall
Born (1959-07-04) 4 July 1959 (age 65)
Dunedin, Otago,
New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978/79–1990/91Wellington
1983Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 35 28
Runs scored 794 199
Batting average 19.36 10.47
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 68 37
Balls bowled 4,448 1,066
Wickets 73 28
Bowling average 34.08 24.46
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 7/97 5/17
Catches/stumpings 14/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2019

Grant Newton Cederwall (born 4 July 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer and rugby union player.

Cederwall was born at Dunedin in July 1959. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Wellington against Central Districts at Napier in the 1978–79 Shell Trophy. He played first-class cricket for Wellington until November 1990, making a total of 35 appearances.[1] Playing as an all-rounder, he scored 794 runs in his 35 first-class matches, at an average of 19.36 and a highest score of 68.[2] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 73 wickets at a bowling average of 34.08.[3] He took a five wicket haul once, with figures of 7 for 97 against Northern Districts in the 1988–89 Shell Trophy.[4] Cederwall also played List A one-day cricket for Wellington, debuting in that format against Central Districts at Wanganui in the 1982–83 Shell Cup. He played List A cricket for Wellington until January 1989, making a total of 28 appearances.[5] He was less effective as a batsman in one-day cricket, scoring 199 runs at an average of 10.47, with a high score of 37.[6] With the ball, he took 28 wickets an average of 24.46 and best figures of 5 for 17.[7] These figures, one of two five wicket hauls he took in one-day cricket, came against Canterbury in the 1984–85 Shell Cup.[8] In addition to playing first-class and List A cricket in New Zealand, Cederwall also played minor counties cricket in England for Bedfordshire in 1983, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[9][10]

Outside of playing cricket, Cederwall also played rugby union, representing Wellington in a single match in 1979.[11] Cederwall currently works as a real estate agent. In 1999, he was a founding member of the Wellington-based Tommy's Real Estate Ltd.[12] His brother, Brian Cederwall, played rugby union over a hundred times for Wellington.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Wellington v Northern Districts, Shell Trophy 1988/89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Canterbury v Wellington, Shell Cup 1984/85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Grant Cederwall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Grant Newton Cederwall". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Grant Cederwal". www.tommys.co.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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