Griffith made his first-class debut against Leicestershire in late August 1967, scoring 11 and 0 and going wicketless in his four overs.
[1] He played one more game that season, taking the single wicket of Leicestershire's Peter Marner,[2] and three more in 1968, but did not achieve any notable successes.
Against Oxford University in June, he claimed a second-innings 7/41, comfortably his best first-class innings return.
In 1971, he played a substantial part in Worcestershire's season, appearing in 24 first-class games while scoring 575 runs at just under 20 and taking 32 wickets at a little over 37.
[4] In 1972 Griffith played several games early on, including the tour match against the Australians,[5] but was increasingly relegated to the Second XI.