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Full name | Christopher Mark Battarbee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sidcup, Kent, England | 11 April 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1997 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,25 December 2019 |
Christopher Mark Battarbee (born 11 April 1975) is a former English first-class cricketer.
Born at Sidcup in April 1975,Battarbee attended Keble College,Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford,he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1997,making seven appearances. [2] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler,he took 11 wickets at an average of 57.00,with best figures of 2 for 56. [3] After graduating from Oxford,Battarbee became a schoolteacher. He is the current head of geography at Tonbridge School. [4]
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