Charles Congdon (cricketer)

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Charles Congdon
England
Personal information
Full name Charles Hector Congdon
Born 29 August 1891(1891-08-29)
Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda
Died 11 January 1958 (aged 66)
Boughton Street, Kent, England
Role Batsman
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Not known
Domestic team information
Years Team
1921-1929 Royal Navy
First-class debut 24 June 1921: Royal Navy v Army
Last First-class 31 July 1929: Royal Navy v Royal Air Force
Career statistics
First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 652
Batting average 38.35
100s/50s 2/3
Top score 128
Balls bowled 84
Wickets 3
Bowling average 25.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/11
Catches/stumpings 4/0

As of 15 December 2007
Source: CricketArchive

Charles Hector Congdon (born 29 August 1891 in Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda; died 11 January 1958 in Boughton Street, Kent, England) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, he played nine first-class matches for the Royal Navy between 1921 and 1929.[2]

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Charles Congdon made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy at Lord's in June 1921 against the Army. He played in the fixture again in 1922, 1923 and 1925.[3] In 1926, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States, playing again in the fixture the following year, a year in which he also played for Malaya against Shanghai and Hong Kong.[4]

Back in England, he played two first-class matches for the Royal Navy against the Army and the RAF in 1928, and played against those two teams and the MCC in 1929.[3] He played for the MCC against Ireland in Dublin in 1932.[4]

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