Charles Seymour (cricketer)
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| Full name | Charles Read Seymour | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 1855 Winchfield, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 November 1934 (aged 79) Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bernhard Bentinck (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1879 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
| 1880–1888 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Charles Read Seymour JP (6 February 1855 — 6 November 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of the Reverend Charles Frederic Seymour, Rector of Winchfield, he was born at Winchfield in February 1855. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] but did not play for the school cricket team.[2] From there, he matriculated to Merton College, Oxford.[3] A student of the Inner Temple, he was later called to the bar to practice as a barrister in 1880.[4] Seymour made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Lancashire at Lord's in 1879. The following season, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire, making his debut for the county against the MCC at Lord's. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1885, making fifteen appearances.[5] In his fifteen matches, he scored 481 runs at an average of 18.50, making two half centuries with a highest score of 77 not out.[6] Wisden described him as a "smart point" fielder,[2] taking 12 catches. Despite Hampshire losing their first-class status at the end of the 1885 season, Seymour continued to play second-class county cricket for Hampshire until 1888.[7] In later life, he was a justice of the peace for both Hampshire and Wiltshire.[1] Seymour died at Winchester in November 1934.[2] His brother-in-law was the cricketer Bernhard Bentinck.
References
- ^ a b Dauglish, M. G.; Stephenson, P. K. (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3 ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 428.
- ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1935". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). "Seymour, Charles Read". Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1276.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 419.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Seymour". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Seymour". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Charles Seymour". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2023.