Chris Liddle

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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.

Chris Liddle

Personal information
Full name	Christopher John Liddle
Born	(1984-02-01) 1 February 1984 (age 41) Middlesbrough, England
Nickname	Lids
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2006	Leicestershire
2006–2015	Sussex (squad no. 11)
2013	Dhaka Gladiators
2016–2019	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 34 82 91 Runs scored 208 166 54 Batting average 11.55 6.91 6.75 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 53 26 16 Balls bowled 4,144 3,323 1,697 Wickets 48 122 99 Bowling average 48.45 27.55 23.56 5 wickets in innings 0 3 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/42 5/18 5/17 Catches/stumpings 8/– 22/– 21/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2019

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]