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Full name Christopher Eric Wilfred Silverwood
Born March 5, 1975, Pontefract, Yorkshire
Current age 33 years 141 days
Major teams England,Middlesex,Yorkshire
Nickname Spoons, Silvers, Chubby
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
6 ft 1 in
Education Garforth Comprehensive
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
7
3
29
10
7.25
79
36.70
0
0
3
0
2
0
ODIs
7
4
0
17
12
4.25
34
50.00
0
0
1
0
0
0
First-class
178
234
47
2962
80
15.83
0
9
41
0
List A
192
110
37
1002
61
13.72
0
4
29
0
Twenty20
14
8
4
44
13*
11.00
46
95.65
0
0
6
0
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
9
828
444
11
5/91
5/91
40.36
3.21
75.2
0
1
0
ODIs
7
7
306
244
6
3/43
3/43
40.66
4.78
51.0
0
0
0
First-class
178
29083
15394
570
7/93
27.00
3.17
51.0
25
1
List A
192
8620
6145
250
5/28
5/28
24.58
4.27
34.4
6
1
0
Twenty20
14
14
306
398
12
2/22
2/22
33.16
7.80
25.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Dec 18-22, 1996 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Perth, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Dec 15, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v England at Bulawayo, Oct 13, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1993
Last First-class
Middlesex v Glamorgan at Lord's, Apr 23-26, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1993
Last List A
Essex v Middlesex at Chelmsford, May 20, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jul 7, 2006 scorecard
Profile
Wholehearted, zippy and with an unnerving bouncer that zeroes in on the batsman's head, Silverwood is an excellent county seamer who falls just short of Test class. His whirling action generates real pace - England bowling coach Bob Cottam once said he was faster than Allan Donald - but he lacks the consistency to trouble the best. As a Yorkshireman, Silverwood thrives on the helpful Headingley greentops, where his natural movement away from the right-hander can be exaggerated. He impressed on Test debut in Bulawayo in 1996-97, but then had to wait three years until his next chance, on England's tour of South Africa. Silverwood struggled there when the ball didn't swing, and despite plugging away for five wickets at Durban, dropped down the pecking order. His batting is straight and correct, if limited. His private life is just straight: Silverwood is one of the county circuit's few teetotallers. At the end of 2005 he left Yorkshire and moved to Middlesex.
Lawrence Booth
