Country: | England |
Fullname: | Christopher John Sutton-Mattocks |
Birth Date: | 10 July 1951 |
Birth Place: | Hammersmith, London, England |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1972 - 1973 |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 6 |
Runs1: | 107 |
Bat Avg1: | 8.91 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 37 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
Column2: | List A |
Matches2: | 4 |
Runs2: | 33 |
Bat Avg2: | 8.25 |
100S/50S2: | –/– |
Top Score2: | 13 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/– |
Date: | 4 March |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21144.html Cricinfo |
Christopher John Sutton-Mattocks (born 10 July 1951) is an English barrister and former first-class cricketer.
The son of Terry Sutton-Mattocks, he was born at Hammersmith in July 1951. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University 1972 and 1973, making six appearances.[2] He scored 107 runs in his six matches, at an average of 8.91 and a high score of 37.[3] Sutton-Mattocks also played List A cricket for Oxford in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup, making four appearances.[4]
A member of the Middle Temple, he was called to the bar in July 1975.[5] He stood for the SDP–Liberal Alliance in Maidstone in the 1987 general election, finishing second to Ann Widdecombe.[6] He was appointed a recorder in 1996, but stepped down in March 1998 following allegations of impropriety against a pupil at his chambers.[7] He continues to work as a barrister and is a governor at Sevenoaks Preparatory School.[6]