Michael Anthony Garnham (born 20 August 1960) is a former English cricketer who played for

Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

and

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...

as a wicket-keeper/batsman between 1979 and 1995. While attending

North Devon College North Devon College (NDC) was a further education college in Barnstaple, North Devon, England. It is now part of Petroc. History North Devon College first opened in 1952. Originally, the plan was to spend £300,000 on the new North Devon Tec ...

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, Garnham was selected to tour India with an English Schools team in 1977-78. He also toured Australia with England Young Cricketers in 1978-79. In 1985 Garnham helped Leicestershire win the

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, joining

Peter Willey Peter Willey (born 6 December 1949) is a former English cricketer, who played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. In and out of the England team, he interrupted his international career for three years by taking part in the ...

in an unbroken match-clinching partnership of 80 in the final. He also played in the Essex sides which won the

County Championship The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ...

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

and

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

. He made his highest first-class score of 123 in Essex's victory over Leicestershire in September 1991, when he and

Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain (born 28 March 1968) is an English cricket commentator and former player who captained the England cricket team between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. A pugnacious right-hande ...

added 316 for the fifth wicket. Garnham now lives in

Halstead Halstead is a town and civil parish in the Braintree District of Essex, England. Its population of 11,906 in 2011 Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...

. He works in planning in rural north Essex.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garnham, Mike 1960 births Living people English cricketers Cricketers from Johannesburg Leicestershire cricketers Essex cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers Cambridgeshire cricketers Devon cricketers Minor Counties cricketers Wicket-keepers 20th-century English sportsmen