Robert Christie (cricketer) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Robert Christie . CricketArchive . 2020-03-04 . subscription.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Robert Christie . CricketArchive . 2020-03-04 . subscription.
  3. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Christie . CricketArchive . 2020-03-04 . subscription.
  4. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Christie . CricketArchive . 2020-03-04 . subscription.
  5. News: Christie - Death Announcements . February 2012 . . 2002-03-04.