Chris Silverwood

Chris Silverwood
Silverwood in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Eric Wilfred Silverwood
Born (1975-03-05) 5 March 1975
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
NicknameSpoons, Silvers, Chubby
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 583)18 December 1996 v Zimbabwe
Last Test29 November 2002 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 144)15 December 1996 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI13 October 2001 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993–2006Yorkshire
2006–2009Middlesex
2009Mashonaland Eagles
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2016–2018Essex
2019–2022England
2022–2024Sri Lanka
2025–Essex
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 7 184 202
Runs scored 29 17 3,075 1,046
Batting average 7.25 4.25 15.85 13.58
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 –/9 –/4
Top score 10 12 80 61
Balls bowled 828 306 29,917 9,040
Wickets 11 6 577 259
Bowling average 40.36 40.66 27.41 25.05
5 wickets in innings 1 0 25 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/91 3/43 7/93 5/28
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 43/– 32/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2006

Christopher Eric Wilfred Silverwood (born 5 March 1975) is an English former international cricketer and coach. He is a former head coach of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team and previously the England Cricket Team.