Chris Hollins

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Chris Hollins

Birth name	Chris Hollins
Circumstances
Occupation	Journalist, Presenter
Title	Chris Hollins
Ethnicity	British
Religious belief(s)	Christian
Notable credit(s)	BBC Breakfast

Personal information
Chris Hollins
England
Full name	Christopher Jonathan Hollins
Born	20 March 1971 (1971-03-20) (age 37)
	Bromley, Kent, England
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994	Oxford University
First-class debut	20 April 1994: Oxford University v Glamorgan
Last First-class	29 June 1994: Oxford University v Cambridge University
Career statistics
	First-class
Matches	8
Runs scored	415
Batting average	51.87
100s/50s	1/2
Top score	131

Balls bowled	1419
Wickets	19
Bowling average	46.84
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	4/64
Catches/stumpings	6/–
As of 22 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Chris Hollins is a British journalist and presenter.

Hollins is the main sport presenter on BBC Breakfast, presenting Mondays-Thursdays. He is also the regular male relief presenter during the week, standing in for main presenter Bill Turnbull. Chris often reports on the big sporting events from outside the studio, for example, he travelled to America to cover the The Masters golf in 2007 and Japan for the 2002 World Cup. He's frequently seen on camera trying some of the sports that he's reporting. Hollins' father is John Hollins MBE, the former Chelsea F.C., Arsenal F.C., QPR and England footballer.

After leaving Tonbridge School in 1989 [1], he played football for Charlton, QPR and Aldershot Town FC, before attending the University of Durham and subsequently Oxford University for whom he played first-class cricket and gained a blue.[2] Chris started his media career at Sky Sports in 1994 followed by spells at GMTV, Meridian and Five TV

Hollins joined BBC News in 1999, and has also reported for Grandstand and Football Focus. He joined BBC Breakfast in October 2005, replacing Rob Bonnet.

Hollins was also part of the Sky One show, The Match. He was picked to start in the first 11. The Celebrities lost 2-0, with Chris picking up a booking in the latter stages of the game. Hollins appeared in the 2007 film Run Fatboy Run as a marathon commentator alongside Denise Lewis.