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| Full name | Charles William Jeffrey Athey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1957 Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 487) | 28 August 1980 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 July 1988 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 56) | 20 August 1980 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 March 1988 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles William Jeffrey Athey (born 27 September 1957)[1] is a retired English first-class cricketer, who played for England, and first-class cricket for Gloucestershire, Yorkshire[2] and Sussex; he also played a solitary one-day game for Worcestershire. His bulldog spirit was exemplified by the Union Jack tattooed on his arm. He played in 23 Test matches between 1980 and 1988, but scored more than 50 runs only five times in 41 innings. In 1990, Athey joined the rebel tour to South Africa.[1] He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1987 Cricket World Cup.