Full name Graham Onions
Born September 9, 1982, Gateshead
Current age 27 years 78 days
Major teams England, Durham, Durham Cricket Board, Marylebone Cricket Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education St Thomas More RC School, Blaydon
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17* | 6.33 | 52 | 36.53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 68 | 88 | 27 | 747 | 41 | 12.24 | 1416 | 52.75 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| List A | 53 | 21 | 5 | 107 | 19 | 6.68 | 149 | 71.81 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 31 | 10.80 | 48 | 112.50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 9 | 739 | 503 | 20 | 5/38 | 7/102 | 25.15 | 4.08 | 36.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 4 | 4 | 204 | 185 | 4 | 2/58 | 2/58 | 46.25 | 5.44 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 68 | 10868 | 6557 | 222 | 8/101 | 29.53 | 3.61 | 48.9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| List A | 53 | 2203 | 1918 | 60 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 31.96 | 5.22 | 36.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 19 | 19 | 408 | 437 | 15 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 29.13 | 6.42 | 27.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v West Indies at Lord's, May 6-8, 2009 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 7-9, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v Australia at Chester-le-Street, Sep 20, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v England at Centurion, Oct 2, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2004 |
| Last First-class | Durham v Somerset at Chester-le-Street, Sep 1-4, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2003 |
| Last List A | South Africa A v England XI at Potchefstroom, Nov 17, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Nottinghamshire v Durham at Nottingham, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Lancashire v Durham at Manchester, Jun 4, 2009 scorecard |
A brisk seam bowler, with a name that is a headline writer's dream, Onions first caught the eye during the 2006 season and did enough to earn a place in England's provisional 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy, but it wasn't until 2009 that he secured his Test debut.
He maintained an impressive workload for Durham and didn't just take wickets on helpful surfaces at Chester-le-Street. A useful lower-order batsman, he was called up to replace Darren Gough in England's one-day squad for the remaining three one-dayers against Pakistan in September 2006. That winter, he toured Bangladesh with England A Bangladesh, under the then-Academy director Peter Moores. The 2007 season was more of a struggle as Ottis Gibson's outstanding form often forced him out of the side, but he still spent the following winter with the England Lions where his game continued to develop.
As Durham claimed their maiden Championship title in 2008, Onions spent most of the season laid up with a string of injuries, and when he was fit couldn't force his way back into a strong line-up. No honours followed that winter, but hard work on fitness paid off at the start of the following season when strong form was rewarded with a call-up to the squad to face West Indies. Then, as if making up for lost time, he hurtled onto the honours board with debut figures of 5 for 38, including a sensational spell of four wickets in seven balls.
Andrew McGlashan May 2009
NBC Denis Compton Award 2007
- Onions determined to justify selectors' faith (Oct 23, 2009)
- Oval incident prompted Strauss to recall Mathews (Sep 25, 2009)
- Harmison and Panesar lose contracts (Sep 11, 2009)
- Onions replaces Flintoff for Champions Trophy (Sep 7, 2009)
- We're stronger with Flintoff - Onions (Aug 5, 2009)
Nov 17, 2009
Graham Onions returns from injury for his first match of the tour
© PA Photos
Nov 7, 2009
Graham Onions tests out his back with some stretches
© Getty Images
Oct 2, 2009
Graham Onions gave England an early breakthrough
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