Chris Russell

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{about||the American jockey|Chris J. Russell|the UCLA professor of geophysics and space physics|Christopher T. Russell}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Chris Russell

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Christopher James Russell

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|2|16}}

| birth_place = Newport, Isle of Wight, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role =

| club1 = Worcestershire

| year1 = {{nowrap|2010–2016}}

| clubnumber1 = 18

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 8 August

| debutyear1 = 2012

| debutfor1 = Worcestershire

| debutagainst1 = Warwickshire

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 29 August

| debutyear2 = 2010

| debutfor2 = Worcestershire

| debutagainst2 = Unicorns

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 18

| runs1 = 129

| bat avg1 = 7.16

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 22

| deliveries1 = 2,306

| wickets1 = 38

| bowl avg1 = 41.21

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/43

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 10

| runs2 = 4

| bat avg2 = 4.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 2

| deliveries2 = 276

| wickets2 = 7

| bowl avg2 = 41.14

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/32

| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 12

| runs3 = 6

| bat avg3 = –

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 3*

| deliveries3 = 245

| wickets3 = 17

| bowl avg3 = 23.29

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/40

| catches/stumpings3 = 6/–

| date = 1 August

| year = 2016

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/369813.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Christopher James Russell (born 16 February 1989) is an English cricketer. Russell is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Newport on the Isle of Wight.

Having played for the Worcestershire Second XI since 2008,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/354/354438/all_teams.html|title=Teams Chris Russell played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 September 2011}} Russell made his full debut for Worcestershire in a List A match against the Unicorns in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40, claiming his maiden List A wicket when he dismissed Chris Murtagh.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/263/263000.html|title=Worcestershire v Unicorns, 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 September 2011}} He made a further appearance in that competition against Surrey.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/354/354438/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Chris Russell|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 September 2011}} Russell didn't feature for Worcestershire in the 2011 season. A notable appearance in the 2012 season saw Russell gain match figures of 6–72 in a drawn two-day tour match against South Africa - only days after England had only managed to take two wickets in a five-day test match.