Christopher Donald Michael Tooley (born 19 April 1964) is an English former cricketer and a business executive, formerly the Group CEO of Lycamobile. Tooley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Bromley, Kent.
Tooley held senior positions at Lycamobile, a London-based provider of international calling services with operations in several countries. He was described as a "company veteran" when he was appointed as CEO of Lycamobile Group in 2014.[1][2] He left the role in 2023,[3] and later that year was removed as a director of Lycamobile UK Ltd.[4]
In October 2023, along with other Lycamobile executives, Tooley was sentenced in France to a three-year jail term, suspended, and fined 250,000 euros for complicity in VAT tax fraud and money laundering involving the Lycamobile companies.[5][6]
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Tooley made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Somerset in 1985. From 1985 to 1987, he represented the university in 25 first-class matches, the last of which came in the 1987 University Match against Cambridge University; he won Blues for cricket in each of his three years in the team.[7] In his 25 first-class matches, he scored 667 runs at a batting average of 19.61, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 66. In the field he took 9 catches. With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 18.50, with best figures of 1/16.[8]
In 1986, it was for a Combined Universities team that he made his debut in List A cricket against Hampshire in the Benson and Hedges Cup. He represented the team in a further 6 List A matches from 1986 to 1987, the last of which came against Middlesex.[9] In his 7 List A matches for the team, he scored 106 runs at an average of 17.66, with a single half century high score of 62, while in the field he took a single catch.[10]
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^Jackson, Mark (21 June 2023). "Lyca Mobile UK Appoints New CEO Richard Schäfer". ISPreview UK. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^"Termination of appointment of Christopher Donald Michael Tooley as a director". Companies House. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^, The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, 29 October 2023, archived from the original on 30 October 2023, retrieved 12 December 2023
^Lucy Fisher, Jim Pickard and Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu in London and Leila Abboud and Sarah White in Paris (3 November 2023), "Tories under pressure to return Lycamobile donation after fraud ruling", Financial Times, retrieved 12 December 2023
chris, tooley, christopher, donald, michael, tooley, born, april, 1964, english, former, cricketer, business, executive, formerly, group, lycamobile, tooley, right, handed, batsman, bowled, right, medium, pace, born, bromley, kent, personal, informationfull, n. Christopher Donald Michael Tooley born 19 April 1964 is an English former cricketer and a business executive formerly the Group CEO of Lycamobile Tooley was a right handed batsman who bowled right arm medium pace He was born at Bromley Kent Chris TooleyPersonal informationFull nameChristopher Donald Michael TooleyBorn 1964 04 19 19 April 1964 age 60 Bromley KentBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1985 1987Oxford University1986 1987Combined Universities1999Kent Cricket BoardCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 25 8Runs scored 667 130Batting average 19 61 18 57100s 50s 0 3 0 1Top score 66 62Balls bowled 45 6Wickets 2 0Bowling average 18 50 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1 16 Catches stumpings 9 1 Source Cricinfo 13 November 2010 Contents 1 Business career 2 Cricket career 3 References 4 External linksBusiness career editTooley held senior positions at Lycamobile a London based provider of international calling services with operations in several countries He was described as a company veteran when he was appointed as CEO of Lycamobile Group in 2014 1 2 He left the role in 2023 3 and later that year was removed as a director of Lycamobile UK Ltd 4 In October 2023 along with other Lycamobile executives Tooley was sentenced in France to a three year jail term suspended and fined 250 000 euros for complicity in VAT tax fraud and money laundering involving the Lycamobile companies 5 6 Cricket career editTooley made his first class debut for Oxford University against Somerset in 1985 From 1985 to 1987 he represented the university in 25 first class matches the last of which came in the 1987 University Match against Cambridge University he won Blues for cricket in each of his three years in the team 7 In his 25 first class matches he scored 667 runs at a batting average of 19 61 with 3 half centuries and a high score of 66 In the field he took 9 catches With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 18 50 with best figures of 1 16 8 In 1986 it was for a Combined Universities team that he made his debut in List A cricket against Hampshire in the Benson and Hedges Cup He represented the team in a further 6 List A matches from 1986 to 1987 the last of which came against Middlesex 9 In his 7 List A matches for the team he scored 106 runs at an average of 17 66 with a single half century high score of 62 while in the field he took a single catch 10 Tooley later represented the Kent Cricket Board in a single List A match against the Worcestershire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy 11 References edit Kangle leaves Lycamobile Connectivity Business News 11 April 2014 Retrieved 17 March 2024 Lycamobile Group announces executive appointments Lyca Group 2014 Retrieved 17 March 2024 Jackson Mark 21 June 2023 Lyca Mobile UK Appoints New CEO Richard Schafer ISPreview UK Retrieved 17 March 2024 Termination of appointment of Christopher Donald Michael Tooley as a director Companies House 1 November 2023 Retrieved 17 March 2024 Lycamobile s French company bosses fined and jailed for money laundering The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 29 October 2023 archived from the original on 30 October 2023 retrieved 12 December 2023 Lucy Fisher Jim Pickard and Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu in London and Leila Abboud and Sarah White in Paris 3 November 2023 Tories under pressure to return Lycamobile donation after fraud ruling Financial Times retrieved 12 December 2023 First Class Matches played by Chris Tooley First class Bowling For Each Team by Chris Tooley List A Matches played by Chris Tooley List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Chris Tooley Kent Cricket Board v Worcestershire Cricket Board 1999 NatWest TrophyExternal links editChris Tooley at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Tooley amp oldid 1214182534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
