Charles Congdon (cricketer)
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| Charles Congdon | ||||
 England |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Charles Hector Congdon | |||
| Born | 29 August 1891 | |||
| Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda | ||||
| Died | 11 January 1958 (aged 66) | |||
| Boughton Street, Kent, England | ||||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Not known | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1921-1929 | Royal Navy | |||
| First-class debut | 24 June 1921: Royal Navy v Army | |||
| Last First-class | 31 July 1929: Royal Navy v Royal Air Force | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| 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 | |||
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As of 15 December 2007 |
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Charles Hector Congdon (born 29 August 1891 in Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda; died 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]
[edit] 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 MCC in 1929.[3] He played for the MCC against Ireland in Dublin in 1932.[4]
