Christopher Foster (cricketer)
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| Full name | Christopher Knollys Foster | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1904 Herefordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 December 1971 (aged 67) Hereford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1927 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 1 June 1927 Worcestershire v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 11 June 1927 Worcestershire v Somerset | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Christopher Knollys Foster (27 September 1904 – 4 December 1971) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in 1927.[2]
Biography
[edit]The son of Henry Foster, one of the Foster brothers that dominated Worcestershire cricket in the early years of the 20th century, Christopher Foster was born in Herefordshire in 1904.[2] In 1926, before making his first-class debut, he played two matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Ireland in Belfast and Dublin.[3]
He played three first-class matches in 1927, two County Championship matches against Middlesex and Somerset, and a match against New Zealand.[4] He played a match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1930.[3]
He died in Hereford in 1971.[2] His cousin John Greenstock played for Worcestershire and Oxford University[5] and another cousin, Peter Foster, played for Oxford University and Kent.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b c CricketArchive profile
- ^ a b Other matches played by Christopher Foster at CricketArchive
- ^ First-class matches played by Christopher Foster at CricketArchive
- ^ John Greenstock at CricketArchive
- ^ Peter Foster at CricketArchive
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