Percie Charlton

Percie Charlton

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	Australian
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	2	40
Runs scored	29	648
Batting average	7.25	12.46
100s/50s	0/0	0/1
Top score	11	50
Balls bowled	45	5291
Wickets	3	97
Bowling average	8.00	19.96
5 wickets in innings	0	6
10 wickets in match	0	1
Best bowling	3/18	7/44
Catches/stumpings	0/0	39/0
Source: Cricinfo,

Percie Chater Charlton (9 April 1867, Surry Hills, New South Wales – 30 September 1954, Pymble, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer who played in two Tests in England in 1890 and some 40 first class matches for the likes of New South Wales.

Based on his first class statistics Percie was something of a fast medium bowler who could also get a few runs with the bat, without being a true all-rounder.

In his two test matches in England Percie didn't score many runs (6,2,10,11) but can claim the "honour" of being dismissed LBW to WG Grace in the second innings of the first test. Percie didn't get a bowl in the first test, however in the first innings of the second he got 3 wickets for 18 runs off 6 overs. Unfortunately he didn't get a decent opportunity to bowl as it seems in this early period of cricket both teams had a strong tendency to bowl their two top bowlers "into the ground". For example, Australia's two top bowlers in the second innings of the first test bowling 48 overs between them with only Percie bowling the other 6. This was more the rule than the exception at least during this series.

Percie's first class bowling figures indicate he was a bowler of some skill as he had an average of 19.96 across some 40 matches which are impressive figures.