Chris Winn | |
Birth Name: | Christopher Elliott Winn |
Birth Date: | 13 November 1926 |
Birth Place: | Beckenham, Kent, England |
Death Place: | London, England |
University: | Oxford |
Ru Position: | Winger |
Repyears1: | 1952–54 |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Reppoints1: | 12 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 27 August 2017 |
Chris Winn | |
Country: | England |
Fullname: | Christopher Elliott Winn |
Birth Date: | 13 November 1926 |
Birth Place: | Beckenham, Kent, England |
Death Date: | (pancreatic cancer) |
Death Place: | London, England |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Role: | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1948–1951 |
Club2: | Sussex |
Year2: | 1948–1952 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 59 |
Runs1: | 2449 |
Bat Avg1: | 24.98 |
100S/50S1: | 2/12 |
Top Score1: | 146 not out |
Deliveries1: | 36 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 34.00 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 1/21 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 40/1 |
Date: | 27 May |
Year: | 2014 |
Source: | Cricket Archive |
Christopher Elliott Winn (13 November 1926 - 27 August 2017) was an English rugby union player and cricketer. He played international rugby for England and first-class cricket for Sussex and Oxford University.He died in a nursing home from pancreatic cancer on 27 August 2017.[1]
Winn played eight rugby union Tests for England between 1952 and 1954 as a winger, scoring three tries.[2] He won a Blue for Oxford University and after university played for Rosslyn Park, where he was later President.[3]
He appeared in 59 first-class matches as a left-handed batsman who sometimes kept wicket. He scored 2,449 runs with a highest score of 146 not out,[4] one of two centuries, and completed 40 catches with one stumping.