Chris Marples

Chris Marples

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Marples
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Goole	?	(?)
1984–1987	Chesterfield	84	(0)
1987–1988	Stockport County	57	(0)
1988–1992	York City	138	(0)
1992	Scunthorpe United	1	(0)
1992–1995	Chesterfield	57	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher "Chris" Marples (born 3 August 1964) is an English former footballer and first-class cricketer.

Cricket career

Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Marples was a right-handed batsman, a right-arm off-break bowler and a wicketkeeper. Having represented the Derbyshire team in the Second XI as early as 1982, Marples made his debut County Championship appearance in 1985 against Yorkshire. Though he finished the game with four catches, he did not bowl for the side, playing throughout the game as a dedicated wicket-keeper.

Marples was part of the Asda Challenge Trophy winning Derbyshire side of 1985, but did not compete in First-class cricket beyond 1986, having not been offered a new contract. However, he played extensively throughout the two seasons in which he was a first-team player, and, as a tailend batsman in the days of Danish mainstay Ole Mortensen, was unlucky to find himself out of action as a strike partner.

Marples stayed on with the Second XI until 1987, and played one game for the side, an almost actionless three-day match, against Leicestershire, in 1993.

Football career

Marples' Football League goalkeeping career spanned 1984 to 1996, beginning and ending with his local club, Chesterfield and also taking in spells with York City and Stockport County.

He is currently assistant manager at Buxton in the Northern Premier League Division One. The club have just won promotion for the second successive season.

External links

• Chris Marples at Soccerbase
• Chris Marples at Cricket Archive