- Christopher Pickett
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Personal information Full name Christopher Arthur Pickett Born 26 August 1926
Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, EnglandDied October 1995
Buckinghamshire, EnglandBatting style Left-handed Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Left arm fastDomestic team information Years Team 1953 Minor Counties 1949–1970 Buckinghamshire Career statistics Competition FC LA Matches 1 4 Runs scored 10 10 Batting average 10.00 5.00 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 7* 5 Balls bowled 78 276 Wickets – 7 Bowling average – 22.28 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – 4/20 Catches/stumpings –/– 3/– Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2011 Christopher Arthur Pickett (26 August 1926 – October 1995) was an English cricketer. Pickett was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox as well as left-arm fast. He was born in Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire.
Pickett made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. Pickett played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1949 to 1970, which included 69 Minor Counties Championship matches.[1] In 1965, he made his List A debut against Middlesex in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Hampshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup.[2] In his 4 List A matches, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 22.28, with best figures of 4/20.[3]
In his career, Pickett also played a single first-class match for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians in 1953.[4] In this match, he scored 7* in the Minor Counties first-innings and in their second-innings he was dismissed for 3 by Richie Benaud. He also bowled 13 wicket-less overs in the match.[5]
He died sometime in October 1995.
References
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Christopher Pickett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32064/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Christopher Pickett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32064/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Chris Pickett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32064/a_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Pickett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32064/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties v Australians, 1953". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/20/20613.html. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1926 births
- 1995 deaths
- People from South Bucks (district)
- People from Buckinghamshire
- English cricketers
- Buckinghamshire cricketers
- Minor Counties cricketers
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