Charles Sutton (cricketer)

Charles Lexington Manners Sutton MBE (26 April 1891 – 8 October 1962) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Sutton served in the British Army as a commissioned officer from 1911–1931, serving mostly with the Royal Fusiliers. During this period he served in the First World War and played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team. He was later made an MBE.

Charles Sutton

Personal information
Full name	Charles Lexington Manners Sutton
Born	26 April 1891 Chichester, Sussex, England
Died	8 October 1962(1962-10-08) (aged 71) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 90 Batting average 30.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 30* Balls bowled 702 Wickets 10 Bowling average 39.60 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/15 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 May 2019

Life and military career

Sutton was born at Chichester to the Reverend Charles Nassau Sutton (a great-grandson of Sir Richard Sutton, 1st Baronet) and his wife, Edith Mary Cafe.[1] He was educated at Eton College,[1] from where he chose a career in the British Army. Having served as a non-commissioned officer in the Territorial Force, Sutton passed the Competitive Examination of Officers in October 1911, upon which he was commissioned into the Royal Sussex Regiment as a second lieutenant, before transferring to the Royal Fusiliers in December 1912.[2] He served with the Royal Fusiliers in the First World War, during which he was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant in March 1915, antedated to November 1914.[3] Promotion to the rank of captain followed in March 1916,[4] while in June 1917 he was appointed a brigade major.[5] He married his first wife, Amabel Anne Ludlow, in September 1917.[1] The couple had two sons. Their first child, John, died three days after he was born in July 1918. In April 1921, they had a second son, also called John.[1]

Following the war, Sutton played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team, debuting against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1920.[6] He played four further first-class appearances for the Army, with his final match coming against Cambridge University in 1923.[6] Playing as a bowler, he took 10 wickets at an average of 39.60, with best figures of 3 for 15.[7] He retired from active service in March 1931, upon which he was granted the rank of brevet major.[8] Having been divorced from his first wife, he married his second wife, Gladys Louise Gubb, in June 1932.[1] He was made an MBE in the 1946 New Year Honours.[9] He died at Tunbridge Wells in October 1962.

References

1. Burke's Peerage 2003, page 3829
2. "No. 28668". The London Gazette. 3 December 1912. p. 9217.
3. "No. 29114". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 March 1914. p. 3083.
4. "No. 29546". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 April 1916. p. 3897.
5. "No. 30149". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1917. p. 6271.
6. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Sutton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
7. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Sutton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
8. "No. 33701". The London Gazette. 24 March 1931. p. 1989.
9. "No. 37407". The London Gazette. 28 December 1945. p. 31.

External links

• Charles Sutton at ESPNcricinfo