Charles Alexander (cricketer, born 1847)

Charles Robert Alexander (8 November 1847 – 17 February 1902) was an English barrister, stockbroker and amateur cricketer.

This article is about the Kent cricketer who played for the county in 1867–69. For the Kent cricketer who played one match for the county in 1864, see Charles Alexander (cricketer, born 1839).

Charles Alexander
Personal information
Full nameCharles Robert Alexander
Born(1847-11-08)8 November 1847
Westminster, London
Died17 February 1902(1902-02-17) (aged 54)
Westminster, London
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1867–1869Kent
1870–1871Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 88
Batting average 9.77
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 41
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 27 January 2011

Early life

Alexander was the son of James and Anna Alexander and was born at Westminster in London in 1847. His father was a banker and East India Agent and Alexander grew up at the family home Oak Bank at Seal near Sevenoaks, Kent.[1][2]

After attending Eton College, where he captained the school cricket XI in his final year, Alexander went up to King's College, Cambridge in 1867. He studied Law and was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1868 before graduating in 1871.[3][4]

Cricket

A right-handed batsman, Alexander made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of MCC in 1867, the summer after he left school. Alexander appeared three further times for Kent, playing his final first-class match for the county in 1869 against Sussex. At Cambridge he played for the University Cricket Club against Surrey at The Oval in 1870 and against MCC in 1871. Whilst at University he played cricket regularly, including for amateur sides such as Perambulators, Quidnuncs and Harlequins as well as for MCC.[5]

Professional and later life

Alexander moved from the Middle Temple to Lincoln's Inn in 1873 before he was called to the bar in 1874.[6] He later became a member of the London Stock Exchange.[2]

Alexander married Mary Evans; the couple had no children. He died in February 1902 at Westminster aged 54 leaving an estate worth over £17,000.[2][7]

References
  1. Burke's Irish Family Records 1976, p.14.
  2. Carlaw D Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806-1914, pp.16. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2019-12-23.)
  3. Stapylton HEC (ed) (1884) The Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1877, p.303. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (Available online. Retrieved 2019-12-23.)
  4. Venn JA (ed) (1940) Alexander, Charles Robert in Alumni Cantabrigienses, p.28. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Available online. Retrieved 2019-12-23.)
  5. Charles Alexander, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-12-23. (subscription required)
  6.  Foster, Joseph (1885). "Alexander, Charles Robert" . Men-at-the-Bar  (second ed.). London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney. p. 5.
  7. Charles Alexander, CricInfo. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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