Christopher Paul Seager (born 5 April 1951) is a former Zimbabwean

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er. Seager was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (today Harare, Zimbabwe). Seager made his debut in English

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in the 1970

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against Cornwall. He made three further appearances for the county, all coming in that season's competition. While attending the University of Cambridge, Seager made his first-class debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club against

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in 1970. He made seven further first-class appearances for the university, all of which came in the same season. In his eight first-class appearances, he scored a total of 104 runs at an average of 10.40, with a high score of 23. His brother, Michael, was also a first-class cricketer.

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