[3][4] He was considered "one of the best fast bowlers" of the 1880s, performing particularly well in 1884 when he played for the Gentlemen against the Players and for England against the touring Australian Test side and won his county cap.

[3] An arm injury in 1886 meant that he played little top-class cricket after 1887, although he made his final Kent appearances in 1890.

[5] Only one brother, Percy played first-class cricket, making one appearance alongside Stanley for Kent in 1887.

[4] Christopherson was President of the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1939 and 1946, the longest period anyone has held the office.

[3] He died in a nursing home in St John's Wood, London in 1948 aged 87, the last surviving Christopherson brother.