Kenneth James Grieves (27 August 1925 – 3 January 1992) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

. A middle order batsman, he made 452 first-class appearances for Lancashire and made a county record 555 catches. He often fielded at first slip and in 1951 he took eight catches in a match against Sussex, six of them in one innings. Grieves was born in

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, Australia and moved to England in 1947 where he pursued a football career. He played for Bury,

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

and Stockport County, making a total of 147 Football League appearances as a goalkeeper between 1947 and 1958. He also played for

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in 1951–52, appearing seven times in the Lancashire Combination. His attention soon turned to cricket and he joined Lancashire in 1949. He had previously played some games with

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when in Australia. In his 16-year career he captained Lancashire in 1963 and 1964.

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