Tom Graveney: Former England cricketer dies, aged 88

Former England cricketer Tom Graveney has died at the age of 88.

An elegant batsman, Graveney played 79 Tests for England, scoring 11 centuries at an average of 44.38.

He scored more than 47,793 first-class runs - including 122 hundreds - in a career that stretched from 1948 to 1972 and included spells at Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Queensland.

After retiring, he became a BBC commentator and served as the 200th president of the MCC in 2005.

He was the first former professional cricketer to be appointed to the post.

Graveney captained England once at the age of 41, deputising for Colin Cowdrey against Australia at Headingley in 1968.

His older brother Ken died recently at the age of 90. Both were former Gloucestershire captains.

I remember Tom  Gravney from my youth days , I had his card from the box set . Must be worth dollars now but I don't have it anymore . RIP