Full name Christopher Mark Wells Read
Born August 10, 1978, Paignton, Devon
Current age 33 years 291 days
Major teams England, Devon, Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire
Nickname Reados
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 8 in
Education Torquay Boys' Grammar School, University of Bath, Loughborough University
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 23 | 4 | 360 | 55 | 18.94 | 912 | 39.47 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 48 | 6 |
| ODIs | 36 | 24 | 7 | 300 | 30* | 17.64 | 410 | 73.17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 2 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 11 | 118.18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 264 | 399 | 67 | 12118 | 240 | 36.50 | 21 | 64 | 773 | 45 | ||||
| List A | 275 | 221 | 54 | 4733 | 135 | 28.34 | 2 | 19 | 262 | 61 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 75 | 68 | 24 | 1143 | 58* | 25.97 | 941 | 121.46 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 30 | 39 | 16 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 264 | 96 | 90 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.62 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 275 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | England v New Zealand at Birmingham, Jul 1-3, 1999 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2007 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | South Africa v England at Bloemfontein, Jan 23, 2000 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v West Indies at Ahmedabad, Oct 28, 2006 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1997/98 |
| Last First-class | Nottinghamshire v Middlesex at Nottingham, May 9-12, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1995 |
| Last List A | Scotland v Nottinghamshire at Edinburgh, May 7, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Nottinghamshire v Durham at Nottingham, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Nottinghamshire v Somerset at Nottingham, Aug 7, 2011 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13, 2c/0s, 5, 0c/0s | Notts | v Middlesex | Nottingham | 9 May 2012 | First-class |
| 59, 0c/0s | Notts | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 7 May 2012 | List A |
| 14, 2c/0s, 54, 1c/0s | Notts | v Lancashire | Manchester | 2 May 2012 | First-class |
| 34, 1c/0s | Notts | v Worcs | Worcester | 26 Apr 2012 | First-class |
| 104*, 0c/0s, 33* | Notts | v Somerset | Nottingham | 19 Apr 2012 | First-class |
| 28, 0c/0s, 29, 0c/1s | Notts | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 12 Apr 2012 | First-class |
| 4, 4c/0s, 68, 2c/0s | Notts | v Worcs | Nottingham | 5 Apr 2012 | First-class |
| 11, 2c/0s, 28, 0c/0s | Notts | v Lbrough MCCU | Nottingham | 1 Apr 2012 | First-class |
| 2c/0s, 11 | England | v Pakistan | Kowloon | 30 Oct 2011 | Other OD |
| 20, 0c/0s | England | v Sri Lanka | Kowloon | 30 Oct 2011 | Other OD |
Born in Devon, reared in Bristol and an England A tourist before he had played a first-class game, Read has established himself as the tidiest gloveman in English cricket, although like Jack Russell before him, such an accolade is no longer a guarantee of one's selection. A back-foot fighter with a productive whip-pull, he bats as high as No. 6 in the Nottinghamshire middle order, and was picked by England against New Zealand in 1999, infamously ducking into a Chris Cairns slower ball. He made the one-day team that winter in South Africa and, despite a below-par performance behind the stumps, showed composure with the bat, memorably mowing Shaun Pollock for six to reignite a run-chase. Read lost ground after his debut, dropping behind Paul Nixon and then James Foster in the race to become England's next keeper, but he was a more rounded player by the time Alec Stewart finally hung up his gloves in 2003.
NBC Denis Compton Award 1997
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