Charles Cunliffe

Charles Cunliffe
Personal information
Full name Charles Morley Cunliffe
Born 2 September 1858
Leyton, Essex, England
Died 15 October 1884 (aged 26)
Davos Platz, Switzerland, England
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm round arm medium pace bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1877 - 1880 Kent
First-class debut 16 July 1877 Kent v Derbyshire
Last First-class 30 August 1880 Kent v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 378
Batting average 9.45
100s/50s /
Top score 47
Balls bowled 3347
Wickets 93
Bowling average 15.00
5 wickets in innings 11
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 7-25
Catches/stumpings 18/-
Source: , 1 March 2011

Charles Morley Cunliffe (2 September 1858 – 15 October 1884) was an English cricketer who played for Kent from 1877 to 1880.

Cunliffe was born at Leyton, Essex, the son of Roger and Marion Cunliffe of Tunbridge Wells.[1] He was educated at Rugby School where he was in the first XI cricket for three years. He made his debut for Kent against Derbyshire in July 1877 at the age of 18. He was a regular bowler for Kent for three years taking five wickets in an innings eleven times, and three times taking ten wickets in a match. He played club cricket for Orleans Club, but did not appear in any of the club's first-class matches.

Cunliffe was a right-handed batsman and played 44 innings in 25 first class matches with an average of 9.45 and a top score of 47. He was a right-arm, round-arm, medium-pace bowler and took 93 first-class wickets with an average of 15.00 and a best performance of 7-25.[2]

Cunliffe died suddenly at Davos Platz, Switzerland aged 26.[1]

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