Charles Alexander (cricketer, born 1847)

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This article is about the Kent cricketer who played for the county in 1867–69. For the Kent cricketer who played one match for the county in 1864, see Charles Alexander (cricketer, born 1839).

Charles Alexander
Personal information
Full name
Charles Robert Alexander
Born(1847-11-08)8 November 1847
Westminster, London
Died17 February 1902(1902-02-17) (aged 54)
Westminster, London
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1867–1869Kent
1870–1871Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 88
Batting average 9.77
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 41
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 27 January 2011

Charles Robert Alexander (8 November 1847 – 17 February 1902) was an English barrister, stockbroker and amateur cricketer.

Early life

Alexander was the son of James and Anna Alexander and was born at Westminster in London in 1847. His father was a banker and East India Agent and Alexander grew up at the family home Oak Bank at Seal near Sevenoaks, Kent.[1][2]

After attending Eton College, where he captained the school cricket XI in his final year, Alexander went up to King's College, Cambridge in 1867. He studied Law and was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1868 before graduating in 1871.[3][4]

Cricket

A right-handed

Quidnuncs and Harlequins as well as for MCC.[5]

Professional and later life

Alexander moved from the Middle Temple to

called to the bar in 1874.[6] He later became a member of the London Stock Exchange.[2]

Alexander married Mary Evans; the couple had no children. He died in February 1902 at Westminster aged 54 leaving an estate worth over £17,000.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ Burke's Irish Family Records 1976, p. 14.
  2. ^
    Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
    . Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  3. ^ Stapylton HEC (ed) (1884) The Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1877, p. 303. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (Available online. Retrieved 2019-12-23.)
  4. ^ Venn JA (ed) (1940) Alexander, Charles Robert in Alumni Cantabrigienses, p. 28. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Available online. Retrieved 2019-12-23.)
  5. ^ Charles Alexander, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-12-23. (subscription required)
  6. ^  Foster, Joseph (1885). "Alexander, Charles Robert" . Men-at-the-Bar  (second ed.). London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney. p. 5.
  7. CricInfo
    . Retrieved 2019-12-23.

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