Charles Higginbotham

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Charles Higginbotham
England
Personal information
Full name	Charles Ernest Higginbotham
Born	4 July 1866 (1866-07-04)
	Charing Cross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	11 March 1915 (aged 48)
	France
Role	Batsman
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912	Army
1906	South African Army
First-class debut	12 January 1906: South Africa Army v MCC
Last First-class	30 May 1912: Army v Royal Navy
Career statistics
	First-class
Matches	2
Runs scored	45
Batting average	15.00
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	40*
Balls bowled	0
Wickets	-
Bowling average	-
5 wickets in innings	-
10 wickets in match	-
Best bowling	-
Catches/stumpings	1/0
As of 4 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Charles Ernest Higginbotham (born 4 July 1866 in Charing Cross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died 11 March 1915 in France)^[1] was a British soldier^[2] who also had a notable cricket career.^[3]

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After attending Rugby School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,^[2] Higginbotham was stationed in the Far East, where he played cricket for the Straits Settlements, playing three matches against Hong Kong between 1890 and 1891.^[4]

He served during the Second Boer War,^[2] also fitting in some Minor Counties cricket for Devon in the first years of the 20th century.^[5] Whilst in South Africa, he made his first-class debut in January 1906, playing for the South African Army against the touring MCC team,^[6] who were in fact the touring England cricket team.^[7]

He played one further first-class match, playing for the Army against the Royal Navy at Lord's in May 1912.^[6] He was killed on active service at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in May 1915.^[2][8]

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