Kenneth James Grieves was an Australian first class cricketer who played for Lancashire. 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 Sydney, Australia and moved to England in 1947 where he pursued a football career. He played for Bury

Bury F.C.

Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...

, Bolton Wanderers and Stockport County, making a total of 147 Football League appearances as a goalkeeper between 1947 and 1958.

His attention soon turned to cricket and he joined Lancashire in 1949. He had previously played some games with New South Wales

New South Wales Blues

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

External links

• Cricinfo profile
• Ken Grieves, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database