Charles Clifton (cricketer)

Charles Clifton (13 January 1846 – date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. Clifton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. He was born at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire.

Charles Clifton
Personal information
Full nameCharles Clifton
Born(1846-01-13)13 January 1846
Ruddington, Nottinghamshire,
England
DiedUnknown
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
RelationsJames Grundy (father-in-law)
John Grundy (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873–1876Nottinghamshire
Umpiring information
FC umpired2 (1885–1887)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 168
Batting average 10.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 45
Balls bowled 96
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 February 2013

Clifton made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Surrey in 1873 at The Oval, with him making a further first-class appearance that season against Sussex at the County Ground, Hove.[1] Six first-class appearances for the county followed in 1874, while in 1875 he made a first-class appearance for the North in the North v South fixture. It was in 1875 that he also made a final first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[1] Clifton made eight first-class appearances for the county, scoring a total of 163 runs at an average of 11.64, with a high score of 45.[2]

He later stood as an umpire in two first-class matches, one between Cambridge University and Yorkshire in 1885, and another in 1887 between Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] His father-in-law James Grundy and brother-in-law John Grundy both played first-class cricket.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Clifton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Clifton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. "Charles Clifton as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
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