Jim Christy (cricketer)

Jim Christy
Christy pictured in 1935
Personal information
Born(1904-12-12)12 December 1904
Pretoria, Transvaal Colony
Died1 February 1971(1971-02-01) (aged 66)
Durban, Natal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut15 June 1929 v England
Last Test4 March 1932 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 10 65
Runs scored 618 3,670
Batting average 34.33 37.07
100s/50s 1/5 11/15
Top score 103 175
Balls bowled 138 1,947
Wickets 2 32
Bowling average 46.00 27.93
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/15 4/19
Catches/stumpings 3/– 33/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2022

James Alexander Joseph Christy (12 December 1904 – 1 February 1971) was a South African cricketer who played in ten Test matches from 1929 to 1931–32.[1]

Christy was a right-handed batsman often used as an opener and a right-arm medium-pace bowler, though he bowled less as he got older and almost not at all in Tests. He played in South African domestic cricket for Transvaal from 1925–26 to 1929–30, toured England, Australia and New Zealand with the South African team, and then had two seasons playing for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Jim Christy". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Matches played by Jim Christy". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 1 March 2012.


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