Charles Field (cricketer)
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| Full name | Charles William Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1863 Patna, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 1930 (aged 67) Fleet, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1902/03–1907/08 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles William Field JP (30 January 1863 – 24 May 1930) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
Field was born in British India at Patna in January 1863. He attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating from there into the Royal Norfolk Regiment as a second lieutenant in August 1883.[1] Shortly thereafter, he transferred to the South Wales Borderers in October 1883.[2] He transferred to the British Indian Army in August 1887, with Field being attached to the Bengal Staff Corps and given the rank of lieutenant.[3] He was based in India at Multan Cantonment, where he was a cantonment magistrate; in June 1893, he was appointed a justice of the peace by Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick.[4] In India, Field made three appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team, all against the Parsees; two of these came in the 1902–03 Bombay Presidency Matches, with the other coming in the 1907–08 Bombay Presidency Match.[5] In these, he scored a total of 61 runs and took two wickets.[6][7]
Following prior promotions to captain and major, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1909.[8] After spending ten years in civil employment, he was transferred to the supernumerary list of the British Indian Army in February 1915.[9] Following the end of the First World War, retired from active service in October 1921.[10] Field retired to England, where he died in May 1930 at Fleet, Hampshire.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 25262". The London Gazette. 24 August 1883. p. 4169.
- ^ "No. 25281". The London Gazette. 23 October 1883. p. 5046.
- ^ "No. 25734". The London Gazette. 30 August 1887. p. 4697.
- ^ "Appointments". Civil and Military Gazette. Lahore. 10 June 1893. p. 8. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "No. 28304". The London Gazette. 5 November 1909. p. 8109.
- ^ "No. 29133". The London Gazette. 16 April 1915. p. 3733.
- ^ "Indian Army Reserve of Officers". Civil and Military Gazette. Lahore. 27 October 1921. p. 16. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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[edit]- 1863 births
- 1930 deaths
- Cricketers from Patna
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Royal Norfolk Regiment officers
- South Wales Borderers officers
- Bengal Staff Corps officers
- English justices of the peace
- English cricketers
- Europeans cricketers
- 19th-century British Army personnel
- 19th-century British military personnel
- Indian Army personnel of World War I
- British sportspeople in British India