Charles Congdon (cricketer) explained

Charles Congdon
Country:England
Fullname:Charles Hector Congdon
Birth Date:29 August 1891
Birth Place:Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda
Death Place:Boughton Street, Kent, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Not known
Role:Batsman
Club1:Royal Navy
Year1:1921-1929
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:24 June
Debutyear1:1921
Debutfor1:Royal Navy
Debutagainst1:Army
Lastdate1:31 July
Lastyear1:1929
Lastfor1:Royal Navy
Lastagainst1:Royal Air Force
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:9
Runs1:652
Bat Avg1:38.35
100S/50S1:2/3
Top Score1:128
Deliveries1:84
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:25.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/11
Catches/Stumpings1:4/0
Date:15 December
Year:2007
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/28/28674/28674.html CricketArchive

Charles Hector Congdon (29 August 1891 in Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda – 11 January 1958 in Boughton Street, Kent, England) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, he played nine first-class matches for the Royal Navy between 1921 and 1929.[2]

Career

Charles Congdon made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy at Lord's in June 1921 against the Army. He played in the fixture again in 1922, 1923 and 1925.[3] In 1926, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States, playing again in the fixture the following year, a year in which he also played for Malaya against Shanghai and Hong Kong.[4]

Back in England, he played two first-class matches for the Royal Navy against the Army and the RAF in 1928, and played against those two teams and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1929.[3] He played for the MCC against Ireland in Dublin in 1932.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cricinfo profile. 15 December 2007.
  2. Web site: CricketArchive profile. 15 December 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013160907/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/28/28674/28674.html. 13 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: First-class matches played by Charles Congdon. CricketArchive. 15 December 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015125121/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/28/28674/First-Class_Matches.html. 15 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Miscellaneous matches played by Charles Congdon. CricketArchive. 29 February 2024.