Christopher James Russell (born 16 February 1989) is an English

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er. Russell is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in

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on the

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. Having played for the Worcestershire Second XI since 2008, Russell made his full debut for

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in a

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match against the Unicorns in the

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, claiming his maiden List A wicket when he dismissed

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. He made a further appearance in that competition against

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. 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

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- only days after

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had only managed to take two wickets in a five-day test match.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Chris 1989 births Living people People from Newport, Isle of Wight English cricketers Worcestershire cricketers Shropshire cricketers Cricketers from the Isle of Wight