# Christopher Pitcher
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{{short description|English cricketer (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
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| country = England
| fullname = Christopher Michael Pitcher
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Croydon](/source/Croydon), [Surrey](/source/Surrey), England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| heightft =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [medium](/source/Seam_bowling)
| role =
| club1 = [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club)
| year1 = 1992–1994
| columns = 1
| column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 25
| runs1 = 239
| bat avg1 = 11.38
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 43
| deliveries1 = 3,558
| wickets1 = 37
| bowl avg1 = 55.48
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 4/37
| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–
| date = 1 September
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18687.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Christopher Michael Pitcher''' (born 26 August 1973) is an [English](/source/English_people) former first-class [cricket](/source/cricket)er.
Pitcher was born at [Croydon](/source/Croydon) in August 1973 and later studied at [Selwyn College, Cambridge](/source/Selwyn_College%2C_Cambridge).[{{cite book |title=The Cambridge University List of Members |date=1991 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=1071 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=05AcAQAAMAAJ |language=en}}] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) for [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club) against [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club) at [Fenner's](/source/Fenner's) in 1992. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1994, making 24 appearances.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11432/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Christopher Pitcher |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-09-01 |url-access=subscription}}] Pitcher scored a total of 226 runs in his 24 matches for Cambridge, at an [average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 10.76 and a high score of 43.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11432/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Pitcher |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-09-01 |url-access=subscription}}] With his right-arm [medium pace bowling](/source/Seam_bowling), he took 37 wickets at a high [average](/source/bowling_average) of 54.45, with best figures of 4 for 37.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11432/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Christopher Pitcher |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-09-01 |url-access=subscription}}] He also made a first-class appearance for the [Combined Universities cricket team](/source/British_Universities_cricket_team) against the touring [New Zealanders](/source/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team) in 1994.