Charles Congdon (cricketer)

Charles Hector Congdon (29 August 1891 in Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda – 11 January 1958 in Boughton Street, Kent, England) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, he played nine first-class matches for the Royal Navy between 1921 and 1929.[2]

Charles Congdon
Personal information
Full nameCharles Hector Congdon
Born(1891-08-29)29 August 1891
Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda
Died11 January 1958(1958-01-11) (aged 66)
Boughton Street, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingNot known
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1921-1929Royal Navy
First-class debut24 June 1921 Royal Navy v Army
Last First-class31 July 1929 Royal Navy v Royal Air Force
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 652
Batting average 38.35
100s/50s 2/3
Top score 128
Balls bowled 84
Wickets 3
Bowling average 25.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/11
Catches/stumpings 4/0
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2007

Career

Charles Congdon made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy at Lord's in June 1921 against the Army. He played in the fixture again in 1922, 1923 and 1925.[3] In 1926, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States, playing again in the fixture the following year, a year in which he also played for Malaya against Shanghai and Hong Kong.[4]

Back in England, he played two first-class matches for the Royal Navy against the Army and the RAF in 1928, and played against those two teams and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1929.[3] He played for the MCC against Ireland in Dublin in 1932.[4]

References
  1. "Cricinfo profile". Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  2. "CricketArchive profile". Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  3. "First-class matches played by Charles Congdon". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  4. "Other matches played by Charles Congdon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
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