Charles Hope (cricketer)
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| Full name | Charles Southern Hope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1837 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 March 1916 (aged 78) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1858–1859 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ a b Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 130.
- ^ "Wisden - Other deaths in 1916". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Hope". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Hope". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Hope". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Obituary. London and China Express. 21 March 1916. p. 7