Country: | England |
Fullname: | Robert Douglas Christie |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1942 |
Birth Place: | New Delhi, British India |
Death Place: | Costa Rica |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1964 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 4 |
Runs1: | 47 |
Bat Avg1: | 11.75 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 21 |
Deliveries1: | 576 |
Wickets1: | 8 |
Bowl Avg1: | 39.37 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 4/44 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 4 March |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11129.html Cricinfo |
Robert Douglas Christie (7 March 1942 – 8 February 2012) was an English first-class cricketer.
Christie was born in British India at New Delhi. He was educated in England at Eton College, before going up to New College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1964, making four appearances.[2] He scored 47 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 21.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 8 wickets with best figures of 4 for 44.[4] After graduating from Oxford, Christie worked in the financial industry. He died suddenly while on holiday in Costa Rica in February 2012.[5]