Chris Winn
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.[1]
| Birth name | Christopher Elliott Winn | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 November 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beckenham, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 August 2017 (aged 90) (pancreatic cancer) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Christopher Elliott Winn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1926 Beckenham, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 August 2017 (aged 90) (pancreatic cancer) London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1948–1951 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1952 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 27 May 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby
Winn played eight rugby union Tests for England between 1952 and 1954 as a winger, scoring three tries.[2] He won a Blue for Oxford University and after university played for Rosslyn Park, where he was later President.[3]
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,[4] one of two centuries, and completed 40 catches with one stumping.
References
- "Chris Winn, rugby player – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "Chris Winn". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "Park News" (PDF). rosslynpark.co.uk.
- Oxford University v Free Foresters 1950
External links
- Chris Winn at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Chris Winn at ESPNcricinfo
- Chris Winn at ESPNscrum
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