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Chris Silverwood

England

Full name Christopher Eric Wilfred Silverwood

Born March 5, 1975, Pontefract, Yorkshire

Current age 34 years 123 days

Major teams England, Middlesex, Yorkshire

Nickname Spoons, Silvers, Chubby

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Height 6 ft 1 in

Education Garforth Comprehensive

Batting and fielding averages


	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	6	7	3	29	10	7.25	79	36.70	0	3	0	2
ODIs	7	4	0	17	12	4.25	34	50.00	0	1	0	0
First-class	181	238	48	3005	80	15.81			9			41
List A	201	114	37	1046	61	13.58			4			31
Twenty20	20	12	7	69	18*	13.80	76	90.78	0	8	0	4

Bowling averages


	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	6	9	828	444	11	5/91	5/91	40.36	3.21	75.2	0	1	0
ODIs	7	7	306	244	6	3/43	3/43	40.66	4.78	51.0	0	0	0
First-class	181		29533	15615	571	7/93		27.34	3.17	51.7		25	1
List A	201		8992	6446	259	5/28	5/28	24.88	4.30	34.7	6	1	0
Twenty20	20	20	438	550	14	2/22	2/22	39.28	7.53	31.2	0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Dec 18-22, 1996 scorecard
Last Test	Australia v England at Perth, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Dec 15, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI	Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Oct 13, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut	1993
Last First-class	Middlesex v Surrey at Lord's, Jun 30-Jul 3, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1993
Last List A	Hampshire v Middlesex at Southampton, May 23, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Middlesex v Sussex at Lord's, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard

Profile

Wholehearted, zippy and with an unnerving bouncer that zeroes in on the batsman's head, Silverwood is an excellent county seamer who falls just short of Test class. His whirling action generates real pace - England bowling coach Bob Cottam once said he was faster than Allan Donald - but he lacks the consistency to trouble the best. As a Yorkshireman, Silverwood thrives on the helpful Headingley greentops, where his natural movement away from the right-hander can be exaggerated. He impressed on Test debut in Bulawayo in 1996-97, but then had to wait three years until his next chance, on England's tour of South Africa. Silverwood struggled there when the ball didn't swing, and despite plugging away for five wickets at Durban, dropped down the pecking order. His batting is straight and correct, if limited. His private life is just straight: Silverwood is one of the county circuit's few teetotallers. At the end of 2005 he left Yorkshire and moved to Middlesex.
Lawrence Booth

Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 1996