Charles Hope (cricketer)

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Charles Hope
Personal information
Full nameCharles Southern Hope
Born9 November 1837
England
Died18 March 1916(1916-03-18) (aged 78)
Kensington, London, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1858–1859Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 26
Batting average 5.20
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 8
Wickets 1
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/?
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2021

Charles Southern Hope (9 November 1837 — 18 March 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and tea broker.

The son of Charles Hope, he was born in November 1837. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] where he described by Wisden as "one of the best players in the [cricket] eleven".[2] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club on four occasions in 1858 and 1859, making three appearances against Cambridge University and one appearance against Oxford University.[3] He scored 26 runs in these matches,[4] in addition to taking a single wicket.[5] By profession, Hope was a tea broker in China and Japan from 1859 to 1867.[1] He died at Kensington in March 1916.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 130.
  2. ^ "Wisden - Other deaths in 1916". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Hope". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Hope". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Hope". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ Obituary. London and China Express. 21 March 1916. p. 7

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