Chris Winn

Chris Winn

Birth name	Christopher Elliott Winn
Date of birth	(1926-11-13)13 November 1926
Place of birth	Beckenham, Kent, England
Date of death	27 August 2017(2017-08-27) (aged 90) (pancreatic cancer)
Place of death	London, England
University	Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1952–54 England (12) Correct as of 27 August 2017

Chris Winn

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Elliott Winn
Born	(1926-11-13)13 November 1926 Beckenham, Kent, England
Died	27 August 2017(2017-08-27) (aged 90) (pancreatic cancer) London, England
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1948–1951	Oxford University
1948–1952	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 59 Runs scored 2449 Batting average 24.98 100s/50s 2/12 Top score 146 not out Balls bowled 36 Wickets 1 Bowling average 34.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/21 Catches/stumpings 40/1
Source: Cricket Archive, 27 May 2014

Christopher Elliott Winn (13 November 1926 – 27 August 2017) was an English rugby union player and cricketer. He played international rugby for England and first-class cricket for Sussex and Oxford University. He died in a nursing home from pancreatic cancer on 27 August 2017.

Rugby

Winn played eight rugby union Tests for England between 1952 and 1954 as a winger, scoring three tries. He won a Blue for Oxford University and after university played for Rosslyn Park, where he was later President.

Cricket

He appeared in 59 first-class matches as a left-handed batsman who sometimes kept wicket. He scored 2,449 runs with a highest score of 146 not out, one of two centuries, and completed 40 catches with one stumping.

External links

• Christopher Winn at CricketArchive
• Christopher Winn at Cricinfo
• Chris Winn at ESPNscrum