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Charles Carpenter

1837 – 1876

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Lived 1837 – 1876 (aged 38–39). Charles Carpenter was a British cricketer.

Charles Wilson Carpenter (c. 1837 – 5 March 1876) was an English cricketer. Carpenter was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Brighton, Sussex, and was educated at Brighton College.

Carpenter made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex against the Gentlemen of England at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, in 1857. He scored 15 runs in the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex's first-innings of 143, before being dismissed by Harvey Fellows. In the Gentlemen of England's first-innings, he took the wickets of Spencer Ponsonby, William Nicholson and Charles Morse, finishing with figures of 3/32 to help bowl them out for just 67. The Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex made 85 in their second-innings, with Carpenter scoring 5 runs before he was dismissed by John Parker. He went wicketless in the Gentlemen of England's second-innings, with Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex winning by 42 runs. Over ten years later he made two first-class appearances in 1868 Sussex against Surrey and Middlesex.

He died at Nagpur in the British Raj on 5 March 1876.

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Born
1837, Brighton
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Brighton College
Also known as
Charles Wilson Carpenter

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Who was Charles Carpenter?

cricketer (1837-1876)

When was Charles Carpenter born?

Charles Carpenter was born in 1837 in Brighton.

When did Charles Carpenter die?

Charles Carpenter died on 5 March 1876 in Nagpur.

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Charles Carpenter was a cricketer.

What nationality was Charles Carpenter?

Charles Carpenter was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles Carpenter

· Wikidata: Q5076111

· DBpedia: Charles Carpenter (cricketer)

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