| Country: | Scotland |
| Fullname: | Charles Smith Scobie |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break googly |
| Club1: | Scotland |
| Year1: | 1923 - 1928 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 95 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.91 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 26 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,050 |
| Wickets1: | 20 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.15 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/112 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 27 June |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/charles-scobie-25338 Cricinfo |
Charles Smith Scobie (21 February 1895 — 2 September 1965) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and umpire.
The son of James Scobie, he was born at Edinburgh in February 1895. He was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College.[1] Scobie began employment as a second class clerk with Sasine Office at the Registers of Scotland in May 1915,[1] having been successful in an open competition for the role. He served in the British Army from July 1915, enlisting as a private with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and by the time he was sent to the Western Front he was an acting corporal.[1] He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in September 1917, being commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant on probation in September 1917, and was confirmed in the rank in March 1918. He was seconded on attachment to 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps in May 1918, before transferring to No. 80 Squadron RAF in July 1918, where he flew Sopwith Camels on low-level operations.[1] At the end of the war he was transferred to the unemployed list, at which point he held the rank of lieutenant.
Following the war, Scobie returned to the Sasine Office.[1] A club cricketer for Stewart's Former Pupils and Grange,[2] he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Surrey at Glasgow in 1923. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1928, making eight appearances.[3] Playing as a leg break googly bowler, he took 20 wickets at an average of 29.15;[4] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 112 against Lancashire in 1925.[5] As a lower order batsman, he scored 95 runs in his eight matches with a highest score of 26.[6] In addition to playing at first-class level, Scobie also stood as an umpire in the 1930 fixture between Scotland and Ireland at Aberdeen.[7] He married Shena Bertram Melrose in July 1937 and later retired as assistant keeper at the Registers of Scotland. Scobie died at Edinburgh in September 1965.[1]