Christopher Bryan Hamblin (born 14 April 1952) is a former
first-class cricketer who played for
Oxford University from 1971 to 1973.
Bryan Hamblin was educated at
The King's School, Canterbury, before going up to
Keble College, Oxford
Keble College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to th ...
, where he studied History.
A middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler, he was a regular member of the Oxford cricket team for three years. His highest score came against
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
in 1972, when he scored 37 not out and 123 not out and, opening the bowling, took 2 for 67 and 3 for 33. He was Oxford's leading batsman in 1972 with 526 runs at an average of 29.22.
He toured
Bangladesh with MCC in 1978–79 and continued to play club cricket into his fifties,
and was secretary of the
Harlequins Cricket Club.
His son
James played cricket for
Hampshire.
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1952 births
Living people
People educated at The King's School, Canterbury
Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
English cricketers
Oxford University cricketers
Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricketers
People from Tandridge (district)
Cricketers from Surrey