Graham Richard Napier

Full Name: Graham Richard Napier

Born: 6th January 1980, Colchester, Essex, England

Batting: Right-hand batsman

Bowling: Right-arm medium pace

Graham Napier is an all-rounder from Essex who takes to the Twenty20 format of the sport like a fish takes to water. He made his debut for Essex in 1997, and was a part of England's Under-19 World Cup winning squad in 1998. However, he came into prominence when he was drafted into the pool of 30 players for the 2004 Champions Trophy in England.

Napier is a nifty seam bowler capable of clocking speeds in excess of 85 MPH, and a hard-hitting batsman who is mostly used as a floater by the Essex Eagles in the domestic Twenty20 tournament.

Injuries and poor form had left Napier contemplating a career change in 2008, until his moment of glory came in the 2008 Twenty20 Cup when he smashed 158 off just 52 balls against Sussex, with 16 huge sixes, a world record in Twenty20 cricket. His whirlwind performance also broke the record for most sixes in a domestic one-day innings, and tied the record for most sixes in any domestic innings, held by Andrew Symonds, during a County Championship game in 1995. Napier admitted in an interview with Times Online that the knock against Sussex changed his life for the better.

Recently, Napier surpassed Pakistan bowler Yasir Arafat as the most successful Twenty20 bowler of all time. The Essex and Mumbai Indians star achieved the feat during the HRV Cup in New Zealand.

The 30-year old was rewarded for his consistent performances with a berth in England's 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 2009, on the same day he made his debut for the Mumbai Indians.

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1997-2009)

	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	99	136	29	3283	125	30.68	3	20	38

First-Class Career Bowling (1997-2009)

	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	12687	398	7854	207	6-103	37.94	3	0	61.28	3.71

List A Career Batting and Fielding (1997-2009/10)

	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	193	149	19	2362	79	18.16	0	12	40

List A Career Bowling (1997-2009/10)

	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	6456	71	5450	218	6-29	25.00	8	1	29.61	5.06

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2009/10)

	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	66	48	7	685	152*	16.70	1	0	149.56	20

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2003-2009/10)

	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	1397	5	1680	88	4-10	19.09	1	0	15.87	7.21

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1997-1999)

	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
England Under-19s	4	6	0	138	40	23.00	0	0	1

Youth Test Career Bowling (1997-1997/98)

	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	192	2	139	2	1-10	69.50	0	0	96.00	4.34

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98-1999)

	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
England Under-19s	11	9	1	89	27	11.12	0	0	3

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1997/98)

	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	401	5	314	12	3-40	26.16	0	0	33.41	4.69