Sir Charles Oakeley, 4th Baronet

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

Sir Charles Oakeley, 4th Baronet

Personal information
Full name	Charles William Atholl Oakeley
Born	25 October 1828 Ealing, Middlesex, England
Died	2 November 1915(1915-11-02) (aged 87) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1848	Oxford University
1857	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 26 Batting average 8.66 100s/50s –/– Top score 15* Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2020

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[4] 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.[6] 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]

References

1. "Sir Charles William Atholl Oakeley, 4th Bt". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
2. The Eton Register 1841–1850. Spottiswode & Co. Ltd. 1903. p. 32.
3. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1034.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Oakeley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
5. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1848". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
6. "Oxford v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1857". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

External links

• Sir Charles Oakeley, 4th Baronet at ESPNcricinfo

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Herbert Oakeley	Baronet (of Shrewsbury) 1845–1915	Succeeded by Sir Charles Oakeley