After completing his studies he joined Surrey, making his first-class debut for the county against Leicestershire in the 1983 County Championship. He made 13 further first-class appearances for Surrey, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1984 County Championship.[1] In his 14 first-class matches for the county, he took 18 wickets at an average of 40.33, with best figures of 6/28.[2] These figures, his only five wicket haul for Surrey, came against Oxford University in 1983 at The Oval.[6] His first List A appearance for Surrey came against the touring New Zealanders in 1983. He made 5 further List A appearances for Surrey, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1983 John Player Special League.[4] In his 6 limited-overs matches, he took just 2 wickets, which came at an expensive average of 60.50.[5] He left Surrey at the end of the 1984 season.
Curtis joined Oxfordshire in 1985, making his debut for the county against Wiltshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1985 to 2000, making 119 Minor Counties Championship appearances[7] and 15 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[8] He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Worcestershire in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. He made nine further List A appearances for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.[4] In his 10 List A matches for Oxfordshire, he took 5 wickets at an average of 71.20, with best figures of 2/53.[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"First-Class Matches played by Ian Curtis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^ ab"First-class Bowling For Each Team by Ian Curtis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^"Glamorgan v Oxford University, 1982". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^ abc"List A Matches played by Ian Curtis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^ abc"List A Bowling For Each Team by Ian Curtis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^"Surrey v Oxford University, 1983". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^"Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ian Curtis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^"Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Ian Curtis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
curtis, cricketer, this, article, about, cricketer, musician, curtis, actor, curtis, actor, confused, with, curteis, james, curtis, born, 1959, former, english, cricketer, curtis, left, handed, batsman, bowled, slow, left, orthodox, born, purley, surrey, curti. This article is about the cricketer For the musician see Ian Curtis For the actor see Ian Curtis actor Not to be confused with Ian Curteis Ian James Curtis born 13 May 1959 is a former English cricketer Curtis was a left handed batsman who bowled slow left arm orthodox He was born in Purley Surrey Ian CurtisPersonal informationFull nameIan James CurtisBorn 1959 05 13 13 May 1959 age 64 Purley Surrey EnglandBattingLeft handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxDomestic team informationYearsTeam1985 2000Oxfordshire1983 1984Surrey1980 1982Combined Universities1980 1982Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 31 23Runs scored 77 20Batting average 4 81 20 00100s 50s Top score 20 12 Balls bowled 4 795 1 037Wickets 51 10Bowling average 41 35 65 805 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match Best bowling 6 28 2 53Catches stumpings 7 2 Source Cricinfo 9 August 2011Curtis made his first class debut for Oxford University against Somerset in 1980 He made 16 further first class appearances for the university the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1982 1 A bowler Curtis took 33 wickets at an average of 41 90 with best figures of 5 140 2 These figures his only five wicket haul for the university came against Glamorgan in 1982 3 While studying at Oxford he made his List A debut for Combined Universities against Northamptonshire in the 1980 Benson amp Hedges Cup He made 6 further List A appearances for the team the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1982 Benson amp Hedges Cup 4 In his 7 List A matches for the team he took just 3 wickets at an average of 60 33 with best figures of 1 18 5 After completing his studies he joined Surrey making his first class debut for the county against Leicestershire in the 1983 County Championship He made 13 further first class appearances for Surrey the last of which came against Sussex in the 1984 County Championship 1 In his 14 first class matches for the county he took 18 wickets at an average of 40 33 with best figures of 6 28 2 These figures his only five wicket haul for Surrey came against Oxford University in 1983 at The Oval 6 His first List A appearance for Surrey came against the touring New Zealanders in 1983 He made 5 further List A appearances for Surrey the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1983 John Player Special League 4 In his 6 limited overs matches he took just 2 wickets which came at an expensive average of 60 50 5 He left Surrey at the end of the 1984 season Curtis joined Oxfordshire in 1985 making his debut for the county against Wiltshire in the Minor Counties Championship He played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1985 to 2000 making 119 Minor Counties Championship appearances 7 and 15 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances 8 He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Worcestershire in the 1986 NatWest Trophy He made nine further List A appearances for Oxfordshire the last of which came against Lancashire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy 4 In his 10 List A matches for Oxfordshire he took 5 wickets at an average of 71 20 with best figures of 2 53 5 References edit a b First Class Matches played by Ian Curtis CricketArchive Retrieved 9 August 2011 a b First class Bowling For Each Team by Ian Curtis CricketArchive Retrieved 9 August 2011 Glamorgan v Oxford University 1982 CricketArchive Retrieved 9 August 2011 a b c List A Matches played by Ian Curtis CricketArchive Retrieved 9 August 2011 a b c List A Bowling For Each Team by Ian Curtis CricketArchive Retrieved 9 August 2011 Surrey v Oxford University 1983 CricketArchive Retrieved 9 August 2011 Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ian Curtis CricketArchive Retrieved 9 August 2011 Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Ian Curtis CricketArchive Retrieved 9 August 2011 External links editIan Curtis at ESPNcricinfo Ian Curtis at CricketArchive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Curtis cricketer amp oldid 1208773189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
