Alfred Charlesworth Explained

Alfred Charlesworth
Country:England
Fullname:Alfred Charlesworth
Birth Date:1865 5, df=y
Birth Place:Simmondley, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:Lytham St Annes, England
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:3 July
Debutyear1:1898
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Essex
Lastdate1:18 August
Lastyear1:1898
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:7
Runs1:92
Bat Avg1:10.22
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:23
Deliveries1:60
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:February
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28501/28501.html CricketArchive

Alfred Charlesworth (9 May 1865 – 4 December 1928) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1888 and 1898.

Charlesworth was born in Simmondley, Derbyshire, the son of John Charlesworth, a stonemason, and his wife Ann. In 1881 at the age of 16, Charlesworth was a clerk.[1] Charlesworth played three matches for Derbyshire in the 1888 season, the first of the seasons when they lost first-class status and made little impression. Charlesworth reappeared for Derbyshire in the 1898 season, making his first-class debut against Essex. Despite being absent hurt in the first innings, he returned during Derbyshire's attempt at bowling out a high-scoring Essex team, in which every player but wicket-keeper Solomon Hardy and opener Sydney Evershed had a crack at bowling, in many cases economical but unsuccessful. Charlesworth played six more first-class matches for the club in the season. He only bowled again in a draw against Nottinghamshire. His last match was against Yorkshire in what remains the highest score against Derbyshire. He was absent hurt again in this match, this time in the second innings.

Charlesworth was a lower-order/tailend batsman and played ten innings in seven first-class matches with an average of 10.22 and a top score of 23. He bowled sixty balls at the cost of 47 runs without taking a wicket.[2]

Charlesworth died in St-Anne's-on-Sea, now part of Lytham St Annes at the age of 63.

Notes and References

  1. British Census 1881 RG11 3458/78 p2
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28501/28501.html Alfred Charlesworth at Cricket Archive