Chilla Christ
Australian cricketer
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Charles Percival "Chilla" Christ (10 June 1911 – 22 January 1998) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1937 to 1947.
Milton, Brisbane, Queensland
Redcliffe, Queensland
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| Full name | Charles Percival Christ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1911 Milton, Brisbane, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 1998 (aged 86) Redcliffe, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox, left-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937-38 to 1946-47 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
Chilla Christ (his family name rhymes with "mist") was a left-arm spin bowler who also bowled medium-pace later in his career. He was first chosen to play for Queensland against Victoria in 1930-31 when they were short of players, but the match was rained off, and he had to wait another seven years for his debut.[1][2] His best figures were 5 for 47 and 2 for 56 in Queensland's victory over New South Wales in 1938–39.[3]
Christ was highly successful in the Brisbane competition. In March 1941, he took 8 for 28 and 9 for 33 for Western Suburbs against Valley.[4] In 1942–43, captaining Western Suburbs, he set a Queensland Cricket Association record for the most wickets in a season, 107 at 8.79.[5] In September 1945, he took 6 for 2 against Valley.[2]
He served as one of the state selectors in the 1940s.[2] He retired as a player in November 1949.[6] He was made a life member of the Western Suburbs club in 1950.[7]
Personal life
Christ married Theresa Gough in August 1940.[8] A primary school teacher, he was promoted from a position at Junction Park State School in Brisbane to be the head teacher at the primary school in the small town of Wyandra in south-western Queensland at the start of 1950.[9] Beginning as a pupil teacher at the age of 14, he taught for 52 years with the Queensland Department of Education; in eight of his 11 schools he served as principal.[10]