Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Henry Rupert James Charlwood | |||
Born | 19 December 1846 Horsham, Sussex, England |
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Died | 6 June 1888 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England |
(aged 41)|||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||
Bowling style | Underarm (lob), unknown arm | |||
International information | ||||
National side | England | |||
Test debut (cap 2) | 15 March 1877 v Australia | |||
Last Test | 4 April 1877 v Australia | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
1865–1882 | Sussex | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | Test | First-class | ||
Matches | 2 | 197 | ||
Runs scored | 63 | 7,017 | ||
Batting average | 15.75 | 21.19 | ||
100s/50s | 0/0 | 5/33 | ||
Top score | 36 | 155 | ||
Balls bowled | 0 | 128 | ||
Wickets | – | 4 | ||
Bowling average | – | 22.25 | ||
5 wickets in innings | – | – | ||
10 wickets in match | – | – | ||
Best bowling | – | 2/12 | ||
Catches/stumpings | 0/– | 89/– | ||
Source: CricketArchive, 26 December 2009 |
Henry Rupert James Charlwood (19 December 1846 in Horsham, Sussex – 6 June 1888 in Scarborough, Yorkshire) played cricket professionally for England in the first two Test matches ever played, which were against Australia in 1877. Charlwood was a top order batsman and occasional lob bowler.