David Graham (Irish Cricketer)
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David Graham (13 March 1922 – 17 July 2009) was a Northern Irish cricketer. A right-handed
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and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played twice for the
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in 1948, making his debut against
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in June, and then playing a first-class match against
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the following month.First-class matches played by David Graham at Cricket Archive
/ref> Graham was born in
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in March 1922 and died in
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,
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in July 2009 at the age of 87.Cricket Archive profile
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