Charlie Absolom

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Charlie Absolom
England (Eng)
Charlie Absolom
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type Right-arm medium
Tests First-class
Matches 1 99
Runs scored 58 2,515
Batting average 29.00 15.05
100s/50s 0/1 0/4
Top score 52 94
Balls bowled 0 13,036
Wickets 0 282
Bowling average n/a 19.47
5 wickets in innings 0 19
10 wickets in match 0 3
Best bowling n/a 7/45
Catches/stumpings 0/0 127/0

Test debut: 2 January 1879
Last Test: 4 January 1879
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Charles Alfred Absolom (born 7 June 1846 in Blackheath, Kent; died 30 July 1889 in Port of Spain, Trinidad) played cricket for Cambridge University, Kent and England in the period from 1866 to 1879.

Absolom was nicknamed "Cambridge Navvy", presumably because of his physique, and took 25 wickets in his four University games. An amateur, he toured Australia with Lord Harris's team in 1878/9 and played in the only Test of that tour. Although selected as a bowler, his main performance was with the bat. Coming in after Fred Spofforth, Australia's Demon Bowler had taken a hat-trick to help reduce the English team to 26 for 7, Absolom made 52. However, he was not one of the seven Englishmen to bowl in the Australian innings. Australia went on to win the game by 10 wickets.

Absolom then ended his cricket career, preferring to travel, and he became a ship's purser. He died when he was accidentally buried by a misplaced load of sugar whilst loading at Port of Spain in Trinidad.

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NAME Absolom, Charles Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH 7 June 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Blackheath, London, England
DATE OF DEATH 30 July 1889
PLACE OF DEATH Port of Spain, Trinidad