Charles Little (cricketer)

Charles William Little (22 May 1870 – 20 May 1922) was an English amateur cricketer. He played in 11 first-class cricket matches between 1890 and 1893 for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club.

Charles Little
Personal information
Full nameCharles William Little
Born(1870-05-22)22 May 1870
Tonbridge, Kent
Died20 May 1922(1922-05-20) (aged 51)
Southgate Hill, Winchester, Hampshire
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890–1892Oxford University
1893Kent
FC debut29 May 1890 Oxford University v MCC
Last FC31 July 1893 Kent v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 160
Batting average 10.66
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 28
Catches/stumpings 16/2
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2017

Little was born at Tonbridge in Kent in 1870, the third son of the Reverend Joseph Little, who taught at Tonbridge School, and his wife Mary. He was educated at Winchester College where he played cricket in the school team in 1888 and 1889. From Winchester he went up to New College, Oxford.[1][2][3][4]

Little made his first-class cricket debut for Oxford University in May 1890 and went on to play in six matches for the University team, although he did not win a blue. After graduating he played in five matches for Kent during the 1893 season,[5][6] and a single (non-first-class) match for Shropshire in 1900.[7] His Wisden obituary described him as "a good bat cutting particularly well, and an excellent wicket keeper" when he was at school.[5]

Professionally Little was a teacher, initially as a private tutor before teaching at Rugby School and, from 1904 until his death, at Winchester College.[1][5][8] He served as a Lieutenant in the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment.[1] Little died at Winchester in 1922 aged 51.[3]

References
  1. Wainewright JB (1907) Winchester College, 1836-1906 : a register, p.409. Winchester: P & G Wells. (Available online. Retrieved 16 December 2018.)
  2. Foster JA (1893) Oxford men, 1880-1892, with a record of their schools, honours and degrees, p.374. Oxford: James Parker. (Available online. Retrieved 16 December 2018.)
  3. Charles Little, CricInfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p.336. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  5. Little, Mr Charles William, Obituaries in 1922, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1923. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. Charles Little, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 19, 47. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  8. Death of a Winchester Master, News in Brief, The Times, 22 May 1922. p.18.
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