Christopher Curzon

Christopher Curzon
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Colin Curzon
Born (1958-12-22) 22 December 1958 (age 66)
Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsJohn Curzon (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978–1980Nottinghamshire
1981Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 18 11
Runs scored 307 82
Batting average 17.05 20.50
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 45 28*
Catches/stumpings 32/3 9/1
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2009

Christopher Colin Curzon (born 22 December 1958) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Life and cricket career

Curzon was born in the Nottingham suburb of Lenton. He was educated at the Peveril Secondary School in Aspley, Nottingham.[1] He began playing as a wicket-keeper for the Nottinghamshire Second XI in 1976,[1] with his debut in first-class cricket later coming for Nottinghamshire against Northamptonshire at Northampton in the 1978 County Championship,[2] but did not keep wicket.[1] With Nottinghamshire's regular wicket-keeper Bruce French playing for England Young Cricketers in July 1978, this afforded Curzon three further appearances in the County Championship.[2] During the 1978 season, he also made his debut in List A one-day cricket against Yorkshire at Scarborough in the John Player League.[3]

In 1979, he made three appearances in the County Championship,[2] with a further one-day appearance against Yorkshire.[3] French missed the first two months of the 1980 season recuperating from a wrist operation,[1] with Curzon deputising for him by making eight appearances in the County Championship,[2] and nine one-day appearances spread across the Benson & Hedges Cup and the John Player League.[3] Once French had recovered he returned the side, with Curzon never featuring for Nottinghamshire again.[1] In seventeen first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he scored 254 runs at an average of 14.94, with a highest score of 45.[4] In eleven one-day matches, he scored 82 runs at an average of 20.50, with a highest score of 28 not out.[5]

Curzon played for Hampshire in 1981, making one first-class appearance against the touring Sri Lankans at Bournemouth;[2] however, he was unable to dislodge Hampshire's regular wicket-keeper Bobby Parks.[1] He played club cricket for both Wollaton and Caythorpe Cricket Club's.[1] Besides cricket, Curzon played football as a defender for Ilkeston Town in the Midland Football League.[6] He was also a keen golfer.[1] In later life, Curzon was the director of a commercial trailer manufacturing company.[1] His brother, John, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Christopher Curzon". www.trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Curzon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Christopher Curzon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Curzon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Curzon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Young defender Chris Curzon named in the Ilkeston Town squad". Nottingham Evening Post. 27 April 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.