Charles Kingston (cricketer) explained

Fullname:Charles Arthur Kingston
Birth Date:5 December 1865
Birth Place:Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Family:Fred Kingston (brother)
Hubert Kingston (brother)
James Kingston (brother)
William Kingston (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Northamptonshire
Year1:1895 - 1896
Club2:Demerara
Year2:1891/92
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:34
Bat Avg1:6.80
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:21
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:4/ -
Date:12 October
Year:2013
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52322.html Cricinfo

Charles Arthur Kingston (5 December 1865  - 14 October 1917) was an English cricketer. Kingston was a right-handed batsman.

Born at Northampton, Northamptonshire, Kingston made his debut in first-class cricket while in British Guiana for Demerara against Barbados in the 1891/92 Inter-Colonial Tournament.[1] He made two further first-class appearances in that seasons tournament, against Trinidad and in the tournament final against Barbados.[1] Kingston scored a total of 34 runs in his three matches, averaging 6.80, with a high score of 21.[2] He later returned to England, where he played minor counties cricket for Northamptonshire, debuting against Staffordshire in 1895 in what was Northamptonshire's inaugural Minor Counties Championship match.[3] He made two further appearances for the county in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland and Durham.

He died on 14 October 1917. His brothers Fred, Hubert, James, and William all played first-class cricket.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Charles Kingston. CricketArchive. 12 October 2013.
  2. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Kingston. CricketArchive. 12 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Kingston. CricketArchive. 12 October 2013.