Charles Toppin (Worcestershire cricketer)

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Personal information
Charles Toppin

England
Full name	Charles Graham Toppin
Born	17 April 1906(1906-04-17)
	Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Died	20 May 1972 (aged 66)
	Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm off-break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1927–1928	Worcestershire
First-class debut	23 July 1927: Worcestershire v Lancashire
Last First-class	13 July 1928: Worcestershire v Lancashire
Career statistics
	FC
Matches	4
Runs scored	17
Batting average	3.40
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	10

Balls bowled	0
Wickets	0
Bowling average	-
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	-
Catches/stumpings	0/0
As of 13 September 2007 Source: cricketarchive.com

Charles Graham Toppin (17 April 1906–20 May 1972) was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches for Worcestershire in the late 1920s. His county cricket career was entirely without success, his highest score being a mere 10.

After his first-class career was over, Toppin played club cricket for Blackheath Cricket Club, appearing in a single-innings 12-a-side match against the touring Indians in 1932; he took no wickets and scored no runs, but did hold a catch to dismiss Sorabji Colah.^[1]

A number of his relatives played first-class cricket. His father, also Charles, played for Cambridge University in the 1880s; three uncles (Arthur Day, Sam Day and Sydney Day) played for Kent; his brother John Toppin appeared once for Worcestershire; and his brother-in-law Basil Brooke had two games for the Royal Navy.