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| Full name | Christopher John Liddle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1984 Middlesbrough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lids | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Sussex (squad no. 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Dhaka Gladiators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher John Liddle (born 1 February 1984) is an English former cricketer and now cricket coach. As a player, he bowled left-arm seam and batted right-handed.
He started his career with Leicestershire, for whom he played seven first-class matches in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, but only played one limited overs match. In October 2006, Liddle signed with Sussex in October 2006.[1] He mainly represented Sussex in limited overs cricket, taking a career best 5/17 against Middlesex in the T20 competition.[2] In early 2013 he played for Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League.[3]
He was released by Sussex at the end of the 2015 season, and signed for Gloucestershire.[4]
He announced his retirement from playing at the end of 2019, taking a role as bowling coach at Northamptonshire.[5] In 2023 he took a similar role at the ECB working with England women.[6]