Chris Balderstone

Chris Balderstone
Personal information
Full name John Christopher Balderstone
Date of birth (1940-11-16)16 November 1940
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
Date of death 6 March 2000(2000-03-06) (aged 59)
Place of death Carlisle, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1955–1957 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1965 Huddersfield Town 117 (24)
1965–1975 Carlisle United 376 (68)
1975–1976 Doncaster Rovers 39 (1)
1976–1978 Queen of the South 34 (0)

Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut22 July 1976 v West Indies
Last Test12 August 1976 v West Indies
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired2 (1994–1998)
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class LA
Matches 2 390 238
Runs scored 39 19,034 5,664
Batting average 9.75 34.11 31.46
100s/50s 0/0 32/103 5/32
Top score 35 181* 119*
Balls bowled 96 19,224 819
Wickets 1 310 28
Bowling average 80.00 26.32 20.53
5 wickets in innings 0 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/80 6/25 4/33
Catches/stumpings 1/– 210/– 77/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Christopher Balderstone (16 November 1940 – 6 March 2000) was an English professional in cricket and football, and one of the last sportsmen to combine both sports over a prolonged period.[2] He played football as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United, Doncaster Rovers and Queen of the South.[3] He played and umpired in first-class cricket making it to international level – he played in two Tests in 1976 and umpired in two ODIs between 1994 and 1998. In a long club career, he was a key part of the five trophy winning Leicestershire side of the early and mid-1970s.

  1. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference guard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 16. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.