Christopher Sutton-Mattocks

Christopher Sutton-Mattocks
Personal information
Full name
Christopher John Sutton-Mattocks
Born (1951-07-10) 10 July 1951
Hammersmith, London, England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19721973Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 6 4
Runs scored 107 33
Batting average 8.91 8.25
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 37 13
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 March 2020

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. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University 1972 and 1973, making six appearances. He scored 107 runs in his six matches, at an average of 8.91 and a high score of 37. Sutton-Mattocks also played List A cricket for Oxford in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup, making four appearances.

A member of the Middle Temple, he was called to the bar in July 1975. He stood for the SDP–Liberal Alliance in Maidstone in the 1987 general election, finishing second to Ann Widdecombe. He was appointed a recorder in 1996, but stepped down in March 1998 following allegations of impropriety against a pupil at his chambers. He continues to work as a barrister and is a governor at Sevenoaks Preparatory School.