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Chris Winn

Chris Winn

England international rugby union player & cricketer


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.[1]

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Rugby

Winn played eight rugby union Tests for England between 1952 and 1954 as a winger, scoring three tries.[2] He won a Blue for Oxford University and after university played for Rosslyn Park, where he was later President.[3]

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


References

  1. "Chris Winn, rugby player – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. "Chris Winn". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. "Park News" (PDF). rosslynpark.co.uk.

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