Sir Charles Oakeley, 4th Baronet explained

Country:England
Fullname:Charles William Atholl Oakeley
Birth Date:25 October 1828
Birth Place:Ealing, Middlesex, England
Death Place:Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Batting:Unknown
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1848
Club2:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year2:1857
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:26
Bat Avg1:8.66
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:15
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:15 February
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18358.html Cricinfo

Sir Charles William Atholl Oakeley, 4th Baronet (25 October 1828 – 2 November 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Bengal Army.

The son of Sir Herbert Oakeley and Atholl Keturah Murray-Aynsley, he was born at Ealing in October 1828.[1] He was educated at Eton College,[2] succeeding his father as the 4th Baronet while studying at Eton in 1845.[1] From Eton, he went up to Christ Church, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1848.[3] Batting twice in the match, he scored 7 runs in the Oxford first-innings before he was dismissed by Alfred Diver, while in their second-innings he was run out, having scored a single run.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Oakeley served in the Bengal Army in British India, rising to the rank of captain in the Bengal Cavalry.[2] He made a second appearance in first-class cricket, captaining the MCC against Oxford University at Oxford in 1857.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 3 runs in the MCC first-innings by Cloudesley Marsham, while in their second-innings he was unbeaten on 15.[5] He later served as a justice of the peace for Kent.[2] Oakeley was married twice during his life, firstly to Ellen Parsons in 1860, with the marriage lasting until her death in 1895, and secondly to Elizabeth Tuson in 1896.[1] Oakeley died at Tunbridge Wells in November 1915. He was succeeded as the 5th Baronet by his son, Charles.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sir Charles William Atholl Oakeley, 4th Bt. . www.thepeerage.com . 2020-02-15.
  2. Book: The Eton Register 1841–1850 . 1903 . Spottiswode & Co. Ltd. . 32 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Charles Oakeley . CricketArchive . 2020-02-15 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1848 . CricketArchive . 2020-02-15 . subscription.
  5. Web site: Oxford v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1857 . CricketArchive . 2020-02-15 . subscription.