Background
He was born in Sunderland, County Durham.
He was born in Sunderland, County Durham.
Christie was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. Christie made a single first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against M Parkinson"s World XI at the North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough. In this match, he bowled 13 wicket-less overs for the cost of 63 runs in the World XIs first-innings, while in their second-innings he took 3 wickets for the cost of 57 runs from 14 overs.
In the Marylebone Cricket Club"s first-innings he didn"t bat, while in their second he was dismissed for a duck by Wasim Akram.
In 1991, Christie made a single Minor Counties Championship for Durham against Hertfordshire. With Durham being elevated to first-class status for the 1992 season, his services were not retained by the county.