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| Full name | Timothy John Head | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1957 Hammersmith, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Heady | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sophie Collier (m. 2003), Katy Head (b. 2003), Daniel Head (b. 2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1981 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,13 March 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timothy John Head (born 22 September 1957,Hammersmith,London,England) is a former English cricketer. Head was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper.
Head made his first-class debut for Sussex against Oxford University in 1976. He made 21 further first-class appearances for the county,the last of which came against the touring Australians in 1981. [1] In his 22 first-class matches for Sussex,he scored a total of 335 runs at an average of 16.75,with a high score of 52 not out. Behind the stumps he took 54 catches and made 6 stumpings. [2] This score was his only first-class half century and came against the Australians in 1981. [3] Head made his debut in List A cricket for the county in 1978,against Middlesex in the John Player League. He made eight further List A appearances for the county,the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1980 John Player League. [4] In his nine List A appearances,he scored a total of 50 runs at an average of 10.00,with a high score of 24. Behind the stumps he took 7 catches and made 2 stumpings. [5]
He later studied at the University of Cambridge,making three first-class appearances while there for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1986,against Leicestershire,Essex and Sussex. [1] He scored 62 runs in these three matches,which came at an average of 15.50,with a high score of 40 not out. [2]
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