Paul Bernard Fisher (born 19 December 1954) is an English educationalist, who was headmaster of Loughborough Grammar School between 1998 and 2016. He played first-class cricket for Middlesex, Worcestershire and Oxford University from 1974 to 1981.[1] As a cricketer, he was a specialist wicket-keeper, with a batting average in single figures in both forms of the game.
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| Full name | Paul Bernard Fisher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1954 Edmonton, Middlesex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1978 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Combined Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 24 April 1974 Oxford Univ. v Leics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 25 July 1981 Worcestershire v Australians | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 17 May 1975 Combined Unis v Warks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 31 August 1980 Worcestershire v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fisher was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, and was educated at St Ignatius' College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he read Literae Humaniores.[citation needed]
In August 1973, aged 18, he kept wicket for Middlesex Young Cricketers against Buckinghamshire Young Amateurs at Hoovers Sports Ground, Wembley; the Middlesex side also included a 16-year-old Mike Gatting.[2] Early the following year, Fisher made his first-class debut, for Oxford against Leicestershire at The University Parks, taking a catch to dismiss opposition keeper Roger Tolchard and scoring 14 and 15.[3] He played six further games for Oxford that season, ending 1974 with 13 catches.[4] He also played for Essex Second XI.[5]
In 1975, Fisher continued to play for Oxford, hitting his highest score of 42 against Warwickshire in June.[6] Fisher played in the University Matches of 1975[7] 1976,[8] 1977[9] and 1978,[10] finishing on the winning side in 1976 (all the other matches were drawn).
Fisher made his List A debut for the Combined Universities) in 1975 away against Warwickshire; he played eight further List A matches for the Combined Unis, who never made it out of the group stages.[11][12] Fisher made his debut in county cricket in August 1979, playing for Middlesex against Worcestershire at Lord's;[13] he would only play two further matches for Middlesex; a first-class match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge[14] and a List A match against Hampshire at Dean Park[15]
For the 1980 season, he moved to Worcestershire, where he remained the following year as well, but never managed to hold down a regular spot as keeper in the face of strong competition from David Humphries. He made his county debut for Worcestershire on 6 August 1980 against Gloucestershire, taking 5 catches in Glouc's first innings.[16] He made three List A appearances for Worcestershire in 1980. The last game of his career was for Worcestershire against the Australians at Worcester in late August 1981; Fisher bowed out quietly with just one dismissal, that of Australian captain Kim Hughes.[17]
Fisher worked as a teacher at Marlborough College and Prior Park College before becoming headmaster of Mount St Mary's College and from 1998 to 2016 Loughborough Grammar School.[18]
References
edit- ↑ "Teams played for by Paul Fisher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "Middlesex Young Cricketers v Buckinghamshire Young Amateurs in 1973". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Leicestershire in 1974". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Paul Fisher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "Essex Second XI v Kent Second XI in 1974". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Warwickshire in 1975". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 8 July 1975. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 2 July 1976. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 1 July 1977. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 30 June 1978. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Paul Fisher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by Paul Fisher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 31 August 1979. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 7 September 1979. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 3 September 1978. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. 8 August 1980. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Australians in 1981". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ↑ "Loughborough Grammar School: Welcome". Lesgrammar.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.