Background
He was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.
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Christian Begg
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University of Durham.
Career
Begg is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm slow-medium. While studying for his degree at Durham University, Begg made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Surrey in 2006. He made a further first-class appearance in 2006, against Nottinghamshire.
In his two first-class matches for the university, he failed to impress with the bat, scoring 4 runs at an average of 1.33, with a high score of 2.
However, he again failed to impress with either bat or ball, and has failed to better his previous first class average of 1.33. In 2015, he retired from first class cricket to pursue an alternative career, but is still participating in social cricket leagues on the island.
In May 2015 he was instrumental in his corporate golf team"s victory in the league, courageously leading them from the front with an inspired performance. He is a left handed player who plays off a respectable 10 handicap.
He is best known for his booming drives, color coding his clubs, apparel and shoes, and his inability to hole a putt from outside 7 foot.
In December 2015, he took up long distance running by running the Cayman half marathon. Despite his best efforts in very challenging conditions he missed the official world record time by 68 minutes. He then took up skiing in the hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Unfortunately, despite his aggressive letter writing campaign and obvious style on the slopes of Breckenridge, he was unable to persuade any country to sponsor his bid to enter the freestyle skiing competition.
Recently his bid for national colours has become increasingly desperate as he has taken up Gaelic football, even though the game is played almost exclusively by Ireland. On the field he is characterised by his stylish half jacket sunglasses and his lack of proper catching technique under the high ball.
