Norman Gifford obituary

Slow left-arm spinner who played for England 15 times and was known for his friendly, open demeanourOnly a small number of first-class cricketers have appeared in more matches than Norman Gifford, who has died aged 85. Beginning in 1960 with Worcestershire and ending in 1988 at Warwickshire, he played 710 games in all, the 20th highest total in history.Having collected 2,068 wickets with his left-arm spin, he also reached 27th on the list of all-time wicket takers, with an impressive average of