Chris Rogers (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Chris Rogers (cricketer)

Australian cricketer

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1977

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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About Chris Rogers (cricketer)

  • Christopher John Llewellyn Rogers (born 31 August 1977) is a former Australian cricketer who played for Australian national team.
  • Rogers is a left-handed opening batsman.
  • He spent ten years playing for Western Australia, before moving to play for Victoria in 2008.
  • He has played county cricket in England for the past ten years for five first-class teams Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Middlesex and Somerset.
  • Rogers holds the record for most half centuries in consecutive innings.Despite being colour blind and short sighted, he maintained a first-class average of nearly 50, yet he did not play for the Australia national cricket team until the age of 30, when he was selected for a single Test match in 2008.
  • He was recalled to the Australia national team for the 2013 Ashes series, aged 35, and over the following two years played a further 24 Tests opening the batting for Australia before retiring after the 2015 Ashes series.

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