Billy Griffith

Personal information

Full name

Stewart Cathie Griffith

Born

16 June 1914
Wandsworth, London, England

Died

7 April 1993 (aged 78)
Felpham, West Sussex, England

Batting style

Right-handed

Role

Wicket-keeper

International information

National side

England

Test debut (cap 332)

11 February 1948 v West Indies

Last Test

9 March 1949 v South Africa

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1934–1936

Cambridge University

1934

Surrey

1937–1954

Sussex

Career statistics

Competition	Test	First-class
Matches	3	215
Runs scored	157	4,846
Batting average	31.40	16.42
100s/50s	1/0	3/15
Top score	140	140
Balls bowled	0	18
Wickets	–	0
Bowling average	–	–
5 wickets in innings	–	–
10 wickets in match	–	–
Best bowling	–	–
Catches/stumpings	5/0	328/80

Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2009

Stewart Cathie Griffith, CBE, DFC, TD (16 June 1914 – 7 April 1993) known as Billy Griffith, was an English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played in three Test matches for England in 1948 and 1949.

He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University (1934–1936), Surrey (1934), MCC (1935/1936 – 1953), Sussex (1937–1954) and England (1947/1948 – 1948/1949).

Griffith was born in Wandsworth, London, and educated at Dulwich and Cambridge. He scored over 1,200 runs during four years in the 1st XI at Dulwich, despite being in the shadow of Hugh Bartlett and he became a capable wicket-keeper. He won his blue in his second year at Cambridge. He toured Australia and New Zealand with the MCC under Errol Holmes's captaincy in (1935/1936 – 1936/1937). He lost his Cambridge place to Paul Gibb in 1937.

After graduating from Cambridge, he returned to Dulwich as cricket master and he became the first choice wicket-keeper for Sussex in 1939.

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