Christopher Pitcher

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Christopher Pitcher
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Michael Pitcher
Born (1973-08-26) 26 August 1973 (age 50)
Croydon, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–1994Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 239
Batting average 11.38
100s/50s –/–
Top score 43
Balls bowled 3,558
Wickets 37
Bowling average 55.48
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/37
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2019

Christopher Michael Pitcher (born 26 August 1973) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Pitcher was born at Croydon in August 1973 and later studied at Selwyn College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Leicestershire at Fenner's in 1992. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1994, making 24 appearances.[2] Pitcher scored a total of 226 runs in his 24 matches for Cambridge, at an average of 10.76 and a high score of 43.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 37 wickets at a high average of 54.45, with best figures of 4 for 37.[4] He also made a first-class appearance for the Combined Universities cricket team against the touring New Zealanders in 1994.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 1071.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Pitcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Pitcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Christopher Pitcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

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