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Chris Read

Full name: Christopher Mark Wells Read

Born: 10th August 1978, Paignton, Devon, England

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Wicket-keeper

Teams: England (Test: 1999-2006/07); England (ODI: 1999/00-2006/07); England (Int Twenty20: 2006); Nottinghamshire (Main FC: 1998-2008); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 2002); Devon (Main ListA: 1995-1997); Gloucestershire (Main ListA: 1997); Nottinghamshire (Main ListA: 1998-2008); Nottinghamshire (Main Twenty20: 2004-2008); All teams

Nottinghamshire Cap: 1999

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Articles: England woes continue unabated

Vaughan admits England mentally damaged

Aussies look to up the ante

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Pictures: Portrait of Chris Read

Read plays a shot

Read is clean bowled

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Chris Read's talent was unearthed early he was a member of the England A team before he had played a first class game. Awarded the Denis Compton award in 1997 when he was just 19 Reads tidy wicket keeping ability has seen him shrug off challenges from notable stumpers including Geraint Jones. Making his Test debut against New Zealand at Edgbaston in 1999 Read gave an exemplary exhibition behind the stumps but unfortunately was chiefly remembered for ducking awkwardly under a Chris Cairns slower ball which disturbed his stumps. He made his ODI debut in South Africa in the winter and by this time he had also improved his batting. In the new millennium however Read lost his place but when Alec Stewart hung up his gloves in 2003 he won the race and performed immaculately in the West Indies in early 2004. Again however he lost his place to Jones ostensibly because the latter was a better batsman. Undaunted Read fought back going higher up in the batting order for Nottinghamshire. In July 2006 he scored a superb unbeaten 150 for England A against Pakistan convincing the selectors that he deserved another chance. Sure enough he was back in the Test squad against Pakistan at Leeds and got a brisk 55 to cement his place.
Profile DateLine: 20th February 2007

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1999-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
England	15	23	4	360	55	18.94	0	1	39.47	48	6

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
Overall	198	296	47	8324	240	33.42	12	45	578	31

First-Class Career Bowling (2001-2007)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	66	1	68	0	0-6					6.18

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1999/00-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
England	36	24	7	300	30*	17.64	0	0	73.17	41	2

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1995-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
Overall	229	182	47	3836	135	28.41	2	12	236	49

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	0	0	118.18	1

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Overall	37	35	9	655	48*	25.19	0	0	122.65	24	7

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-1997)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
England Under-19s	6	9	1	194	78	24.25	0	1	15

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-1997)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
England Under-19s	4	2	0	3	3	1.50	0	0	7	1