Charles Sharp Explained

Charles Sharp
Country:England
Fullname:Charles Sharp
Birth Date:6 September 1848
Birth Place:Horsham, Sussex, England
Death Place:England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1873–1884
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:17
Runs1:345
Bat Avg1:11.12
100S/50S1: - /1
Top Score1:54
Deliveries1:743
Wickets1:14
Bowl Avg1:15.28
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1:6/34
Catches/Stumpings1:10/ -
Date:30 June
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20688.html Cricinfo

Charles Sharp (6 February 1848  - 23 September 1903) was an English cricketer. Sharp was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Horsham, Sussex.

Davey made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval in 1873. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire at the Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, in 1884.[1] In his seventeen first-class matches for the county, he scored 345 runs at an average of 11.12, with a high score of 54.[2] This score was his only half century and came against Gloucestershire in 1873.[3] With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 15.28, with best figures of 6/34.[4] These figures were his only five-wicket haul and came against Kent in 1879.[5]

Sharp was club captain of Sussex in the 1879 season. He died on 23 September 1903.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Charles Sharp. CricketArchive. 30 June 2012.
  2. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Sharp. CricketArchive. 30 June 2012.
  3. Web site: Sussex v Gloucestershire, 1873. CricketArchive. 30 June 2012.
  4. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Sharp. CricketArchive. 30 June 2012.
  5. Web site: Sussex v Kent, 1879. CricketArchive. 30 June 2012.