Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Christopher Hesketh
- Born
- Tuesday, 28th November, 1944
- Died
- Thursday, 10th August, 2017 (Aged 72 years and 255 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1972
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1970, New Zealand vs Great Britain 1974
- European Championship
- 1969/1970
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 26 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 53.85% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Lancashire | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 42 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 71.43% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Salford RLFC | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.15% | List | ||||
| European Championship | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 55 | 16 | - | - | 48 | 55 | 32 | 5 | 100.00% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| England | 1968-69 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Great Britain | 1970-74 | 23 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 56.52% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1968-1974 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 53.85% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1970-1974 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1970, 1972 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
England - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Lancashire | 1967 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Rugby League Tables, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, Max Turner
Your Say
7 Jun 2009 12:39am
We were newly wed neighbours in Lessingham Avenue, Wigan. When my wife was in labour with my son the midwife asked Chris if he had a spanner. He was flummoxed! A real gentleman. I haven't seen him since 1976 when he presented trophies to my young soccer players and I send him my heartiest best wishes.
5 Feb 2010 3:10am
Would just like to say that i had the privilege of knowing and indeed playing with Chris for short while in 1964 and 1965 at Wigan, although he may not remember me. I certainly do him!
We had a few games together in the 'A' team, he was a fantastic, tricky, slippery centre with pace and soft hands. I signed from Neath in Wales in 1964 but didn't really make it - they had me down as the (IRON MAN)!
29 Aug 2017 11:21pm
I grew up in a Childrens Home, the highlight of my week was every second Friday night at the Willows watching my Heroes Salford my favourite player was Colin Dixon but who can ever forget Coulman, Richards, Fielding, Banner, Charlton, Walker, Prescott, Watkins, Gill, and the others including of course the silky Chris Hesketh. Alex Murphy christened them the (Quality Street Gang) How right he was for the Class of 1974/1975...RIP Chris and Thank you for some fantastic Rugby under the cold Floodlights at the Willows.
2 Jul 2019 6:20pm
I had the privilege of watching Chris captain the 1974 Great Britain side at Carlaw Park, Auckland.
He impressed with speed and skill even in the rain on a quagmire.
Thanks Chris indeed a pleasure.
1 Jan 2022 8:23am
A true gentleman and a great player for Salford and Great Britain who captained the tourists to the antipodes in 1974
A great leader of men and part of that fabulous Salford side in the 70s with Charlton Fielding Watkins Richard’s Gill Banner and Nash Coulman Dixon Walker Grice Prescott Knighton et al
Wonderful memories from my beloved Willows all those years ago
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