Chris Winn

Chris Winn

Birth name	Christopher Elliott Winn
Date of birth	(1926-11-13)13 November 1926
Place of birth	Beckenham, Kent, England
Date of death	27 August 2017(2017-08-27) (aged 90)
Place of death	London, England
University	Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1952–54 England 8 (12) Correct as of 27 August 2017

Chris Winn

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Elliott Winn
Born	(1926-11-13)13 November 1926 Beckenham, Kent, England
Died	27 August 2017(2017-08-27) (aged 90) (pancreatic cancer) London, England
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1948–1951	Oxford University
1948–1952	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 59 Runs scored 2449 Batting average 24.98 100s/50s 2/12 Top score 146 not out Balls bowled 36 Wickets 1 Bowling average 34.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/21 Catches/stumpings 40/1
Source: Cricket Archive, 27 May 2014

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.

Rugby

Winn played eight rugby union Tests for England between 1952 and 1954 as a winger, scoring three tries. He won a Blue for Oxford University and after university played for Rosslyn Park, where he was later President.

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, one of two centuries, and completed 40 catches with one stumping.

External links

• Chris Winn at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Chris Winn at ESPNcricinfo
• Chris Winn at ESPNscrum