Charles Congdon (cricketer)

Charles Hector Congdon (29 August 1891 in Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda – 11 January 1958 in Boughton Street, Kent, England) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, he played nine first-class matches for the Royal Navy between 1921 and 1929.[2]

Charles Congdon

Personal information
Full name	Charles Hector Congdon
Born	29 August 1891 Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, Bermuda
Died	11 January 1958 (aged 66) Boughton Street, Kent, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Not known
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1921-1929	Royal Navy
First-class debut	24 June 1921 Royal Navy v Army
Last First-class	31 July 1929 Royal Navy v Royal Air Force
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 652 Batting average 38.35 100s/50s 2/3 Top score 128 Balls bowled 84 Wickets 3 Bowling average 25.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/11 Catches/stumpings 4/0
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2007

Career

Charles Congdon made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy at Lord's in June 1921 against the Army. He played in the fixture again in 1922, 1923 and 1925.[3] In 1926, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States, playing again in the fixture the following year, a year in which he also played for Malaya against Shanghai and Hong Kong.[4]

Back in England, he played two first-class matches for the Royal Navy against the Army and the RAF in 1928, and played against those two teams and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1929.[3] He played for the MCC against Ireland in Dublin in 1932.[4]

References

1. "Cricinfo profile". Retrieved 15 December 2007.
2. "CricketArchive profile". Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
3. "First-class matches played by Charles Congdon". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
4. "Other matches played by Charles Congdon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2007.