Charles Sharp

Charles Sharp

Personal information
Full name	Charles Sharp
Born	6 September 1848 Horsham, Sussex, England
Died	23 September 1903 (aged 55) England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1873–1884	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 17 Runs scored 345 Batting average 11.12 100s/50s –/1 Top score 54 Balls bowled 743 Wickets 14 Bowling average 15.28 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 6/34 Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2012

Charles Sharp (6 February 1848 – 23 September 1903) was an English cricketer. Sharp was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Horsham, Sussex.

Davey made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval in 1873. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire at the Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, in 1884.^[1] In his seventeen first-class matches for the county, he scored 345 runs at an average of 11.12, with a high score of 54.^[2] This score was his only half century and came against Gloucestershire in 1873.^[3] With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 15.28, with best figures of 6/34.^[4] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Kent in 1879.^[5]

Sharp was club captain of Sussex in the 1879 season. He died on 23 September 1903.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Sharp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Sharp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
3. "Sussex v Gloucestershire, 1873". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Sharp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
5. "Sussex v Kent, 1879". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

External links

• Charles Sharp at ESPNcricinfo
• Charles Sharp at CricketArchive