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Full name | Christopher Colin Curzon | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England | 22 December 1958|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | John Curzon (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1980 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,23 December 2009 |
Christopher Colin Curzon (born 22 December 1958) is an English former first-class cricketer.
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.
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