Charles Stone (English cricketer)

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Charles Stone
Personal information
Full name
Charles Cecil Stone
Born13 June 1865
Knighton, Leicestershire,
England
Died11 November 1951(1951-11-11) (aged 86)
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899Oxfordshire
1895–1896Leicestershire
1894–1896Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 203
Batting average 8.12
100s/50s –/1
Top score 55
Balls bowled 20
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 February 2013

Charles Cecil Stone (13 June 1865 − 11 November 1951) was an English

batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Knighton, Leicestershire
.

Cricket

Stone made his

Minor Counties Championship, making three appearances.[4]

Military career

Stone was commissioned a

Port Elizabeth for Southampton on the SS Colombian the following month,[6] and relinquished his commission in the Imperial Yeomanry on 3 September 1902, when he was granted the honorary rank of captain in the Army.[7]
Stone was also promoted to a captain in the Berkshire Yeomanry on 11 June 1902, while seconded to the Imperial Yeomanry.[8]

He died at Eastbourne, Sussex on 11 November 1951.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by Charles Stone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Hampshire v Leicestershire, 1896 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Stone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Stone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ^ Hart′s Army list, 1902
  6. ^ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36821. London. 16 July 1902. p. 11.
  7. ^ "No. 27474". The London Gazette. 16 September 1902. p. 5960.
  8. ^ "No. 27465". The London Gazette. 15 August 1902. p. 5335.

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