Chris Tavaré
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 31 | 29 |
| Runs scored | 1755 | 720 |
| Batting average | 32.50 | 27.69 |
| 100s/50s | 2/12 | -/4 |
| Top score | 149 | 83* |
| Balls bowled | 30 | 12 |
| Wickets | - | - |
| Bowling average | - | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | N/A |
| Best bowling | - | - |
| Catches/stumpings | 20/- | 7/- |
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Christopher James Tavaré (born October 27, 1954) is a former English cricketer who played in 31 Tests and 29 ODIs from 1980 to 1989.
Tavaré was born in Orpington, Kent and was educated at Sevenoaks School and Oxford University, where he graduated with a degree in zoology. He played cricket for Oxford University, Kent and Somerset as an attacking right-handed batsman. He adapted his natural game to meet the requirements of the Test side, with a remarkable transformation into an obdurate, notorious blocker.
He captained Kent for three years, before he was controversially replaced by Chris Cowdrey in 1986. He moved to Somerset as captain in 1989, following a successful benefit in 1988. Tavaré is currently a biology teacher at his alma mater, Sevenoaks School.
[edit] Trivia
During an episode of Fantasy Football League, archive footage was shown of a person, allegedly Angus Loughran (aka Statto), offering a chair to Tavaré during a Test match. The implication was that Tavaré must be tired, hence his lack of scoring.
