Charles Clifton (13 January 1846 – date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. Clifton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. He was born at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | Charles Clifton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1846 Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | James Grundy (father-in-law) John Grundy (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1873–1876 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FC umpired | 2 (1885–1887) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clifton made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Surrey in 1873 at The Oval, with him making a further first-class appearance that season against Sussex at the County Ground, Hove.[1] Six first-class appearances for the county followed in 1874, while in 1875 he made a first-class appearance for the North in the North v South fixture. It was in 1875 that he also made a final first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[1] Clifton made eight first-class appearances for the county, scoring a total of 163 runs at an average of 11.64, with a high score of 45.[2]
He later stood as an umpire in two first-class matches, one between Cambridge University and Yorkshire in 1885, and another in 1887 between Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] His father-in-law James Grundy and brother-in-law John Grundy both played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Charles Clifton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Clifton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "Charles Clifton as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
External links
edit- Charles Clifton at ESPNcricinfo
- Charles Clifton at CricketArchive