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Charles Garnett

1840 – 1919

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Lived 1840 – 1919 (aged 79). Charles Garnett was a cricketer.

Charles Arthur Garnett (15 January 1840 – 3 September 1919) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Charles Garnett and his wife, Marianne Garnett (née Willock), he was born at Manchester in January 1840. He was educated at both Eton College and Cheltenham College. He was in the cricket eleven at the latter. From Cheltenham he proceeded to Trinity College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1860, before making two further first-class appearances for Oxford in 1862 against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Cambridge. His 5 first-class wickets all came in one innings against the MCC. He also made an additional first-class appearance in 1862 for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South. Garnett later emigrated to British Columbia, where he died at Duncan in September 1919.

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Eton College, Trinity College
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Charles Arthur Garnett

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Who was Charles Garnett?

English cricketer; (1840-1919)

When was Charles Garnett born?

Charles Garnett was born on 15 January 1840 in Manchester.

When did Charles Garnett die?

Charles Garnett died on 3 September 1919 in Duncan.

What was Charles Garnett's occupation?

Charles Garnett was a cricketer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles Garnett

· Wikidata: Q76142896

· DBpedia: Charles Garnett (cricketer)

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