Chris Gladwin
Encyclopedia
Chris Gladwin was an English
cricket
er. He played for Essex
, Derbyshire
and Suffolk
in a nine-year first-class career.
Gladwin played four Youth test matches for England Young Cricketers
. He first played for Essex in the Second XI Championship in 1978, making a half century on his debut, at the age of just sixteen, and played consistently in the championship until 1980. He played his debut first-class match in 1981, scoring another half century on his debut appearance.
Essex were to win the County Championship in 1983, Gladwin performing consistently at second in the batting lineup. Gladwin gained a permanent first-team slot in 1984, and even played in a match against the touring West Indians
, as Essex consolidated their previous season's championship. Gladwin also played in the championship winning season of 1986 and, before he retired from first-class cricket, for Derbyshire in 1989.
During his career he played for both Derbyshire and Essex as an opening batsman.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He played for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
and Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
in a nine-year first-class career.
Gladwin played four Youth test matches for England Young Cricketers
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
. He first played for Essex in the Second XI Championship in 1978, making a half century on his debut, at the age of just sixteen, and played consistently in the championship until 1980. He played his debut first-class match in 1981, scoring another half century on his debut appearance.
Essex were to win the County Championship in 1983, Gladwin performing consistently at second in the batting lineup. Gladwin gained a permanent first-team slot in 1984, and even played in a match against the touring West Indians
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
, as Essex consolidated their previous season's championship. Gladwin also played in the championship winning season of 1986 and, before he retired from first-class cricket, for Derbyshire in 1989.
During his career he played for both Derbyshire and Essex as an opening batsman.
External links
- Chris Gladwin at Cricket Archive