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Chris Tavaré Personal information Full name Christopher James Tavaré Born 27 October 1954
Orpington, Kent, EnglandNickname Tav Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right arm off break Role Batsman International information National side England Test debut (cap 486) 5 June 1980 v West Indies Last Test 11 July 1989 v Australia ODI debut (cap 54) 28 May 1980 v West Indies Last ODI 26 March 1984 v Pakistan Domestic team information Years Team 1989–1993 Somerset 1974–1988 Kent Career statistics Competition Tests ODI FC LA Matches 31 29 431 399 Runs scored 1,755 720 24,906 11,407 Batting average 32.50 27.69 38.79 33.45 100s/50s 2/12 –/4 48/138 14/65 Top score 149 83* 219 162* Balls bowled 30 12 813 18 Wickets 0 – 5 – Bowling average – – 144.40 – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – n/a – n/a Best bowling – – 1/3 – Catches/stumpings 20/– 7/– 418/– 168/– Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2008 Christopher James Tavaré (
/ˈtævəreɪ/; born 27 October 1954, Orpington, Kent, England)[1] is an English retired cricketer, who played in thirty one Tests and twenty nine One Day Internationals from 1980 to 1989.Contents
Life and career
Tavaré was educated at Sevenoaks School and Oxford University, where he graduated with a degree in zoology. He played cricket for Oxford University, Kent and Somerset as an attacking right-handed batsman.
He adapted his natural game to meet the requirements of the Test side, becoming a notorious blocker.[2] In 1981, at Old Trafford he scored 69 and 78, but was at the crease for twelve hours. His 50 in five hours and fifty minutes, against Pakistan in 1982, was the second slowest in the history of the English game.[1] Amongst his slowest crawls was to score just 35 runs, in six and a half hours, at Madras in the 1981/2 season.
The Test selectors finally discarded Tavaré in 1984, after twenty five Test appearances, following another time consuming score of 14 against the Sri Lankans.[1]
He captained Kent for three years, before he was replaced by Chris Cowdrey in 1986.[1] He moved to Somerset as captain in 1989,[1] following a successful benefit in 1988. He was recalled for one Test Match against Australia in 1989.
In the Reliance ICC Test Player Batting Rankings [3], he was:
- Highest Batting Rating - 646 on 11 August 1983 (v New Zealand, Lord's, 3rd Test)
- Highest Batting Ranking - 18th on 11 August 1983 (v New Zealand, Lord's, 3rd Test)
Tavaré is currently a biology teacher at his alma mater, Sevenoaks School. Tavaré is first cousin of the comedian, Jim Tavaré.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 166. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ^ Dave Warner, Cricket's Hall of Shame, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN 1-86368-220-1, 1998, p. 39.
- ^ http://www.relianceiccrankings.com
External links
Sporting positions Preceded by
Asif IqbalKent County Cricket Club captain
1983–1984Succeeded by
Chris CowdreyPreceded by
Vic MarksSomerset County Cricket Captain
1990–1993Succeeded by
Andy HayhurstEngland squad – 1983 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 
Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- England One Day International cricketers
- England Test cricketers
- English cricketers of 1969 to 2000
- English cricketers
- English schoolteachers
- English zoologists
- Kent cricket captains
- Kent cricketers
- Old Sennockians
- Oxford University cricketers
- People from Orpington
- Somerset cricket captains
- Somerset cricketers
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