Charles Harvey (cricketer)

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Charles Harvey
Personal information
Full nameCharles Musgrave Harvey
Born11 May 1837
Hornsey, Middlesex, England
Died2 November 1917(1917-11-02) (aged 80)
Ealing, Middlesex, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1858Oxford University
1859Marylebone Cricket Club
1859Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 111
Batting average 15.85
100s/50s –/–
Top score 36
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 May 2020

Charles Musgrave Harvey (11 May 1837 – 2 November 1917) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of The Reverend Richard Harvey, he was born at Hornsey in May 1837. He was educated at Charterhouse School,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Oxford in 1858. The following year, he made one first-class appearance apiece for the MCC against Oxford University, and for Middlesex against Kent. He made two further first-class appearances for the against the in 1860.[3] In five first-class matches, he scored 111 runs at an average of 15.85 and with a high score of 36.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Harvey took holy orders in the Church of England. His first ecclesiastical post was at Halstead, where he curate from 1860–63. He was appointed curate at Hampstead in 1864, a post he held until 1869.[5] He became the curate at Acton in 1869.[2] He was later vicar at Hillingdon and was a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral.[6] Harvey died at Ealing in November 1917. He had married Frances Harriet Brewster in August 1863, with the couple having eight children.[6] Notable children included Sir John Harvey, who served on the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Richard Harvey, who was an Archdeacon, and Sir Ernest Harvey, who was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England.

References[]

  1. ^ Charterhouse Register 1769-1872. Phillimore. 1964. p. 182. ISBN 0850330815.
  2. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 621.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Harvey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Charles Harvey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ Clerical Directory for 1872. Crockford's. 1872. p. 381.
  6. ^ a b "Profile: Reverend Charles Musgrave Harvey". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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