Charles Scobie
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| Full name | Charles Smith Scobie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 1895 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 September 1965 (aged 70) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1923–1928 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Smith Scobie (21 February 1895 — 2 September 1965) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and umpire.
The son of James Scobie, he was born at Edinburgh in February 1895. He was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College.[1] Scobie began employment as a second class clerk with Sasine Office at the Registers of Scotland in May 1915,[1] having been successful in an open competition for the role.[2] He served in the British Army from July 1915, enlisting as a private with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and by the time he was sent to the Western Front he was an acting corporal.[1] He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in September 1917, being commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant on probation in September 1917,[3] and was confirmed in the rank in March 1918.[4] He was seconded on attachment to 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps in May 1918, before transferring to No. 80 Squadron RAF in July 1918, where he flew Sopwith Camels on low-level operations.[1] At the end of the war he was transferred to the unemployed list, at which point he held the rank of lieutenant.[5]
Following the war, Scobie returned to the Sasine Office.[1] A club cricketer for Stewart's Former Pupils and Grange,[6] he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Surrey at Glasgow in 1923. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1928, making eight appearances.[7] Playing as a leg break googly bowler, he took 20 wickets at an average of 29.15;[8] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 112 against Lancashire in 1925.[9] As a lower order batsman, he scored 95 runs in his eight matches with a highest score of 26.[10] In addition to playing at first-class level, Scobie also stood as an umpire in the 1930 fixture between Scotland and Ireland at Aberdeen.[11] He married Shena Bertram Melrose in July 1937 and later retired as assistant keeper at the Registers of Scotland. Scobie died at Edinburgh in September 1965.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Register House Roll of Honour 1914-1918". www.nrscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "No. 12815". The Edinburgh Gazette. 8 June 1915. p. 833.
- ^ "No. 30347". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 October 1917. p. 10887.
- ^ "No. 30637". The London Gazette. 16 April 1918. p. 4702.
- ^ "No. 31271". The London Gazette. 4 April 1919. p. 4420.
- ^ "Grange Cricket Club 175" (PDF). www.grangecricket.org. p. 19. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Scobie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Scobie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Lancashire v Scotland, 1925". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Scobie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Charles Scobie as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.