Charles Watts (cricketer, born 1905)
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| Full name | Charles John Manning Watts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1905 Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 1985 (aged 79) Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1928 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 July 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles John Manning Watts (30 September 1905 – 8 February 1985) was an English cricketer. Watts was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Kislingbury, Northamptonshire and educated at Repton School, where he played for the school cricket team.[1]
Watts later attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, as a Gentlemen Cadet, where he graduated and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Northamptonshire Regiment.[2] He made his first-class debut for Essex against Leicestershire in the 1928 County Championship. He made 7 further first-class appearances for Essex in that season, the last of which came against Lancashire.[3] In his 8 first-class matches, he scored 119 runs at an average of 10.81, with a high score of 41. Behind the stumps he took 2 catches and made 2 stumpings.[4]
Continuing his military career, he was promoted to Lieutenant on 4 August 1929.[5] He served in British Malaya in 1935, where he was granted the local (temporary) rank of Captain while serving there,[6] a rank he held until 1937.[7] He later saw active service in the Second World War, holding the rank of Major by the war's end as an officer of the Suffolk Regiment.[8] He died in Northampton on 8 February 1985.
References
- ^ "Teams Charles Watts played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "No. 33188". The London Gazette. 8 March 1926. p. 5129.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Watts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Watts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "No. 33523". The London Gazette. 8 June 1929. p. 5146.
- ^ "No. 34323". The London Gazette. 15 September 1936. p. 5937.
- ^ "No. 34415". The London Gazette. 7 June 1937. p. 4345.
- ^ "No. 37671". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 1946. p. 3920.
External links
- Charles Watts at ESPNcricinfo
- Charles Watts at CricketArchive