Chris Read
Key facts
Full Name: Christopher Mark Wells Read
Born: 10 Aug 1978, Paignton, Devon
County: Nottinghamshire
Other Teams: England, Gloucestershire, Devon
Test Debut: England v New Zealand at Birmingham, Jul 1-3, 1999
ODI Debut: South Africa v England at Bloemfontein, Jan 23, 2000
Twenty20 Debut: England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Other: Wicketkeeper
Biography
One of the finest wicketkeepers of his generation, Read will perhaps be best remembered for attempting to duck under a Chris Cairns slower-ball yorker and being bowled in his second Test appearance. A spell on the international fringes, not solely due to that moment, followed, but Read earned his next opportunity when Alec Stewart retired in 2003. A successful tour behind the stumps followed against West Indies, only for him to be surprisingly be dropped for Geraint Jones, who was seen as the better batsman. The latter held the position until 2006, when a catalogue of errors became...
