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Michael Wagstaffe Personal information Full name Michael Christopher Wagstaffe Born 26 September 1945
Kohat, Punjab, British RajBatting style Left-handed Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox Domestic team information Years Team 1981–1988 Dorset 1974 Minor Counties South 1972–1980 Devon 1972 Oxford University Career statistics Competition FC LA Matches 13 5 Runs scored 233 79 Batting average 14.56 19.75 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 42 34* Balls bowled 2,239 168 Wickets 28 2 Bowling average 31.07 50.50 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 4/96 2/48 Catches/stumpings 5/– 1/– Source: Cricinfo, 22 March 2010 Michael Christopher Wagstaffe (born 26 September 1945) is a former English cricketer. Wagstaffe was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
Wagstaffe made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1972 against Leicestershire. During 1972 he represented Oxford University in 13 first-class matches, with his final match for the University coming against Cambridge University. In his 13 first-class matches for the University he scored 233 runs at a batting average of 14.56, with a high score of 42. With the ball he took 28 wickets at a bowling average of 31.07, with best figures of 4/96.
Wagstaffe made his debut for Devon in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. He represented Devon in 64 Minor Counties Championship matches from 1972 to 1980, with his final Minor Counties match for the county coming against the Somerset Second XI.
In 1978, he made List-A match for Devon against Staffordshire in the 1st round of the 1978 Gillette Cup. Wagstaffe played a further 2 List-A matches for the county against Leicestershire in the 1st round of the 1979 Gillette Cup and against Warwickshire in the 2nd round of the 1980 Gillette Cup.
Additionally, while playing for Devon, Wagstaffe made a single List-A appearance for the Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson and Hedges Cup against Somerset.
Wagstaffe made his debut for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire in 1981. He represented Buckinghamshire in 19 Minor County matches from 1981 to 1988, with his final Minor Counties match for Dorset coming against Berkshire. In 1983 he made his only List-A appearance for the county in the 1st round of the 1983 NatWest Trophy against Essex.
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- English cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
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- Minor Counties cricketers
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- Alumni of the University of Oxford
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