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Charles Burls

1847 – 1923

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About Charles Burls

Lived 1847 – 1923 (aged 76). Charles Burls was a British cricketer.

Charles William Burls (8 March 1847 – 17 December 1923) was an English cricketer.

Burls was born at Peckham Rye in Surrey in 1847. He played a total of 17 first-class cricket matches, making his debut in a match between Surrey and Gloucestershire at The Oval in 1873. He played ten first-class matches for Surrey between 1873 and 1880 and later also appeared in first-class cricket for a variety of other sides, including The Orleans Club, CI Thornton's England XI and The Gentlemen of England. In his 17 matches he scored a total of 304 runs.

Burls died at Datchet in Buckinghamshire in 1923 aged 76.

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Who was Charles Burls?

cricketer (1847-1923)

When was Charles Burls born?

Charles Burls was born on 8 March 1847 in Peckham Rye.

When did Charles Burls die?

Charles Burls died on 17 December 1923.

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Charles Burls was a cricketer.

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Charles Burls was British.

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· Wikipedia: Charles Burls

· Wikidata: Q28935167

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