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Charlie Price

1917 – 1997

Australian cricketer and soldier

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Lived 1917 – 1997 (aged 79). Charlie Price was a cricketer.

Charles Frederick Thomas Price (17 February 1917 – 19 February 1997) was an Australian first-class cricketer and Australian Army soldier.

Price was born at Sydney in February 1917. He served in the Australian Army during the Second World War, enlisting as a staff sergeant in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps in June 1940. Following the end of the war in Europe in 1945, Price appeared in first-class cricket for the Australian Services cricket team. He played in the first two Victory Tests against England in at Lord's in May and Sheffield in June, in addition to playing against H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI at the annual Scarborough Festival. He took 7 wickets in the Victory Tests, In their second innings he was batting alongside Cec Pepper when the winning runs were struck. he made one half century, a score of 55 against West Zone. With his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, he took 24 wickets at a bowling average of 26.79, with best figures of 4 for 33.

Price was discharged from the army in March 1946.

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Who was Charlie Price?

Australian cricketer and soldier

When was Charlie Price born?

Charlie Price was born on 17 February 1917 in New South Wales, Sydney.

When did Charlie Price die?

Charlie Price died on 19 January 1997 in Avalon Beach, New South Wales, New South Wales, Sydney.

What was Charlie Price's occupation?

Charlie Price was a cricketer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charlie Price

· Wikidata: Q111170450

· DBpedia: Charlie Price (cricketer)

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