Sidney Castle

Sidney Castle (21 January 1864 – 5 December 1937) was an English businessman and amateur cricketer. He played five first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club between 1890 and 1893. He worked professionally in the ship breaking business throughout his life and was an influential breeder of Fox Terriers.

Early life Castle was born at Westminster in 1864, the son of Sidney Nash Castle and his wife Helen (née Downey). The family lived at Kingston-on-Thames and he was briefly educated at Rugby School, joining the school in January 1878 and leaving the following year. He did not feature in the school cricket XI but developed a reputation as an excellent opening batsman in club cricket. He played mainly for the Blackheath and Charlton Park Cricket Clubs in west Kent and for Surbiton in Surrey, and is known to have scored more than 50 centuries, including a score of 200 runs in 1892.

Cricket As a "technicality correct, stylish and free scoring batsman" The following May he appeared twice in the Championship and at the beginning of June played against Warwickshire again, and in June 1893 played two more matches for the Kent First XI, a Championship match against Middlesex and a match against the touring Australians, both matches at Gravesend. The company's headquarters was at Millbank and it is likely that Castle was born here. Henry Castle and Sons was liquidated in 1904, The company was placed in receivership in 1930 and Castle worked for a ship breaking firm owned by William Ball, who had first worked alongside his father's firm, until his death. After moving to Blyth, Castle developed a new relationship and a second son was born.

A keen breeder of Fox Terriers, he was a member of the Fox Terrier Club, and served on its committee for over 30 years, and was a member The Kennel Club in the early 20th century and regularly judged at dog shows. He wrote two books about the breed, A Monograph of the Fox-terrier (1910) and Breeding Fox-terriers (1927).

Castle died in 1937 at Plymstock in Devon aged 73.