Charles Worsley (cricketer)
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| Full name | Charles Edward Austen Worsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
30 May 1902 Evenley, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
2 December 1990 (aged 88) Cove, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Arthur Worsley (brother) Edward Knight (grandfather) Brook Knight (great-uncle) Henry Knight (great-uncle) George Knight (great-uncle) Philip Knight (uncle) Wiliam Knight (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1921 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Edward Austen Worsley (30 May 1902 – 2 December 1990) was an English cricketer. Worsley was a right-handed batsman.
He was born at Evenley Vicarage, Northamptonshire and baptised 29 June 1902, the son of the Rev. Edward Worsley (died 16 April 1923), Vicar of Evenley, 1872-1923, and Honorary Canon of Peterborough, by Ethel Adela (died 28 June 1913), the youngest daughter of Edward Knight of Chawton House, Chawton, Hampshire. He was educated at Radley College, 1915-1921.
He worked for Sir Edward Penton and Company, boot manufacturers, 1921-24, a tea planter in Ceylon, 1924, silver fox farmer in Devon, 1934, and a tea planter at Ceylon again, 1939-52.
Worsley made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1921 County Championship against Sussex and Warwickshire.[1] In the match against Sussex at the County Ground, Northampton, Worsely scored 5 runs Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Vallance Jupp. In their second-innings he was dismissed for 23 by the same bowler. The match ended in a draw.[2] In the match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, he was dismissed for 4 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings by Willie Quaife, while in their second-innings he scored 2 runs, before being dismissed by Harry Howell. Warwickshire won the match by 82 runs.[3]
He married 1939, Doris Mary, daughter of A. F. Whitechurch. He died at Cove, Devon on 2 December 1990. His brother, Arthur, also played first-class cricket. He was also related through his mother to the Knight cricketing family, a large number of whom played first-class cricket.
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Worsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Northamptonshire v Sussex, 1921 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, 1921 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.