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Graeme Swann was born on March 24, 1979 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He is an excellent former English <a href="/biography/graeme-swann">cricket player</a> that was famous for playing all three formats of the game.

Background and Career Start

He was born to an upper-class family. He father was a businessman and his mother was a teacher. He started playing the game when he was just 5 years old. He was later chosen for the under 17 group that needed an all-round player who could bat also. He started off as a batsman but later decided to become a bowler instead. He gave some great exhibitions for the group and helped the group win matches.

He changed his style and concentrated more on rocking the bowling as the group required it. He soon turned a very good spin bowler. His irregular style of knocking down some pins confused most batsmen around and he soon turned into an extremely desired bowler in England. He started playing for Northamptonshire in the first class cricket before being selected for the under 19 team. He soon got to be distinctly known for rocking the bowling spins that wasn't achievable by the batsmen.

After he retired, Graeme described to ESPN how it felt to be playing un the under 19 team, “You're not street-smart at all. In some ways that's a brilliant thing, especially in the case of <a href="/biography/joe-root">Joe Root</a>. The first time he played Test cricket he was like a wide-eyed kid. It's like with young golfers - they always hit aggressive putts because they haven't missed one that's cost them £5000. By the time they're 30, they've got the yips. Root didn't have a care in the world. To be honest, playing for England back then, I knew I didn't deserve it. I was a complete charlatan on that tour - picked on the back of one good England Under-19 match and a game I played on TV for Northants.”

Pro Career

He was an important player in the team that saw the English group secure the Ashes for the first time since 1980. His knocking down of some pins was the primary reason behind the England team’s ability to win the Ashes.

His best performance in a test match was against Bangladesh when he took 10 wickets giving out 217 runs in 2010. He single-handedly won the match for his team there. He also took 10 wickets against Sri Lanka in 2012. His third 10 wickets haul was against New Zealand in 2013 when he propelled England to another well-deserved victory.

In ODI he took a five-wicket haul once against Australia team in 2009 which the England team won. He was so excited to bring a victory to his country because he felt that the country had a history of always feeling bad for themselves, “To be honest, I don't think it's just the press. I think it's the whole nation. We're very pessimistic. We always fear the worst and I think it permeates through the whole of society. We're not comfortable with winning. Look at America; they love winning teams over there and anyone associated with winning teams is immortalized forever. They've got countless "Halls of Fame". In England we have to go back to 1966 to find sport stars that were really revered. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Moore">Bobby Moore</a> was probably the last great <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Moore">hero</a>.”

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Retirement and Personal Life

He retired from the game in 2013 when the England team was losing to Australia in the Ashes.

He has been remembered as a very orthodox bowler with great spin in his wrists. He took a total of 255 wickets in tests and 104 wickets in ODI matches for England. He also played 252 first class matches and took a total of 739 wickets.

Swann is a married man. He got married to his wife Sarah Swann and has two children with her. He currently lives in London with his family. When his wife suggested that they move into a new home, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/graeme-swann-former-england-cricketer-on-letting-his-wife-do-the-decor-l99tbs9v9">Graeme told The UK Times that he was very hesitant</a>, “When my wife, Sarah, convinced me we should move to our current house in Nottingham three-and-a-half years ago, my heart sank because deep down I wanted to stay in our old home. The second we moved in, however, I fell in love with it as much as she had. Our previous house was purpose-built and open-plan, but it turns out I prefer properties with a more traditional feel. Our current house feels much more like a family home.”

He is a very big Chelsea supporter and can be seen often watching matches at Stamford Bridge. He has been praised by the former <a href="/biography/kevin-pietersen">cricketer</a> <a href="/biography/kevin-pietersen">Kevin Peterson</a> for his bowling. He is very active on social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. His net worth is estimated to be around $11 million.

ESPN once asked Graeme to describe what he would do after his retirement and he replied, “I'd like to think I'd do a lot of things - you only live once, don't you? It's been a good life and I think cricket will always play a part in it, but I hope it's not the be-all and end-all. You see sportsmen go on about their kids so much - that's because once you have kids you realize cricket isn't everything. My two kids are much more important to me than bowling or whatever. I'd like to think that whatever I end up doing, it'll be good crack.”

On August 15, 2018, it was announced that Graeme would be a future <a href="/biography/graeme-swann">contestant</a> on the TV show Strictly Come Dancing. The show has the same format of its American counterpart, Dancing With The Stars. He is going to be partnered up with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oti_Mabuse">Oti Mabuse</a>. He will be able to translate the moves he made on the field to moves on the dance floor. His wife is extremely excited to see him on the show because she can’t wait to laugh at him. She can’t picture her husband being a smooth dancer but he promises to prove her wrong.

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