David Anthony Christmas (born 1 April 1969, Bourne, Lincolnshire

Bourne, Lincolnshire

Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...

) is an English 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. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he made fourteen List A appearances for Lincolnshire County Cricket Club

Lincolnshire County Cricket Club

Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...

 and over 100 minor counties appearances. An all-rounder

All-rounder

An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...

, he has captained

Captain (cricket)

The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...

 Lincolnshire Cricket Board Premier League

Lincolnshire Cricket Board Premier League

The Lincolnshire Cricket Board Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Lincolnshire, England, and since 2000 has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:*...

 side Bourne Cricket Club

Bourne Cricket Club (Lincolnshire)

Bourne Cricket Club, located in the town of Bourne, Lincolnshire. Is an ECB Lincolnshire Premier League club who have won the competition 4 times since 2000 when it was founded, winning it in 2000,2001 and 2002, and 2010...

 since 1996.

Career

Christmas made his début for Lincolnshire in their second match of the 1989 Minor Counties Championship. In a drawn match, he claimed one wicket and 42 runs. He played regularly for the county between 1989 and 2005, and appeared in two Minor Counties Championship finals, both against Devon

Devon County Cricket Club

Devon 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 Devon and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....

. In 2000, Christmas was part of the Lincolnshire side that beat Netherlands in the second round of the National Westminster Bank Trophy, before losing to a strong Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...

 side in the next round. Christmas made a quick 26 off 24 balls from number nine

Batting order (cricket)

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 in the third round match, before being caught off the bowling of India Test cricketer Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. Born into an affluent family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times. He started his...

. Lancashire went on to be beaten by Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....

 in the semi-finals. His last game for Lincolnshire was against Staffordshire

Staffordshire County Cricket Club

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...

 in 2005, since which he has appeared on three occasions for 'Lincolnshire Development Squad'.

He plays club cricket for Bourne Cricket Club, and has captained them since 1996. They have been frequent top-half finishers in the Lincolnshire Cricket Board Premier League under his captaincy. He has been described by the Peterborough Evening Telegraph

Peterborough Evening Telegraph

The Peterborough Evening Telegraph, or ET as it is known locally, is the local newspaper for the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom...

 as Bourne Cricket Club's "heavyweight all-round skipper", and a club legend. Due to his surname, he is known as 'Father'.

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