Christopher John McBride (born 26 June 1999) is a Scottish cricketer.[1][2][3] He is a right-handed opening batsman and all-rounder who plays for the Scotland national cricket team .

Christopher McBride
Personal information
Full name
Christopher John McBride[1]
Born (1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 25)
Dumfries, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Right-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 71)15 April 2022 v Oman
Last ODI6 July 2023 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition ODI LA
Matches 18 18
Runs scored 386 386
Batting average 24.12 24.12
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 56 56
Balls bowled 132 132
Wickets 3 3
Bowling average 33.33 33.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/10 1/10
Catches/stumpings 5/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2024

Personal life

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McBride was born on 26 June 1999 in Dumfries.[2] He attended school in Carlisle, England, and later completed an economics degree at Oxford Brookes University.[4]

Domestic career

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While at school in England, McBride played representative junior cricket for Cumbria. He was accepted into Durham's academy and played in the Second XI Championship, also playing two matches for Oxford MCC Universities while attending university.[4] In 2018 he spent a season in Australia playing in the Newcastle District Cricket Association in New South Wales.[5]

International career

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In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.[6] He made his List A debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 6 June 2019.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 9 June 2019.[8]

In March 2022, he was named in Scotland's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series tournament.[9][10] He made his ODI debut on 15 April 2022, for Scotland against Oman.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Christopher McBride, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "Christopher McBride". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Scotland 'A' call-up for Dumfries Lad Chris McBride – Cricket News". dgwgo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b "From Dumfries to Dubai: McBride's cricketing journey". Cricket Scotland. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Newcastle District Cricket Association: Scottish import Chris McBride making most of time with Wests". Newcastle Herald. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ "3rd unofficial ODI, Scotland A tour of Ireland at Wicklow, Jun 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ^ "1st unofficial T20I, Scotland A tour of Ireland at Wicklow, Jun 9 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Men's squad for CWCL2 series in Dubai announced". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  10. ^ "From Dumfries to Dubai: McBride's cricketing journey". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ "77th Match (D/N), Dubai (DSC), April 15, 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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