Russell Catley

Who is Russell Catley?

Russell James Catley is a former English cricketer. Catley was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Catley made his debut for Suffolk in the 1992 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Catley played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1992 to 2003, which included 63 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 26 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. He made 8 further List A appearances, that last of which came against Devon in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2003. In his 9 List A matches, he scored 152 runs at an average of 16.88, with a high score of 65. This score, his only List A half century, came against Buckinghamshire in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.

His brothers, Matthew and Timothy, both played List A and Minor counties cricket for Suffolk.