Grimshaw was born in Darlington, County Durham in 1912 and attended King William's College on the Isle of Man before going up to Cambridge University.
[1] He played two matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1934 and appeared for MCC in 1936.
He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler who took 65 wickets in his career.
[1][3][4] Grimshaw served in the Royal Artillery as a Warrant Officer during World War II.
[2] He was killed in action on 29 September 1944 at Nijmegen in the Netherlands at the end of Operation Market Garden.