Researching Ian Swallow
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The name Ian means "God is gracious" and is of Scottish origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3242 people with the Swallow surname in the UK? Swallow is now ranked number 1718 for popularity in the UK. |
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Ian Swallow
Ian Geoffrey Swallow (born 18 December 1962, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) was an English first-class cricketer, who appeared for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1983 to 1989, and for Somerset in 1990 and 1991.
Swallow was a right-arm off break bowler and a right-handed batsman. In 88 first-class matches he scored 1,550 runs at 20.39, with his single century being a score of 114. He took 106 wickets, with a best of 7 for 95, at an average of 54.69. He is considered to be the greatest of all time at his current club Elsecar CC.
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