Charles Ernest Higginbotham (4 July 1866 in Charing Cross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland – 11 March 1915 in France)[1] was a British soldier[2] who also had a notable cricket career.[3]
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| Full name | Charles Ernest Higginbotham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1866 Charing Cross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 1915 (aged 48) Neuve Chapelle, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912 | Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906 | South African Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 12 January 1906 South Africa Army v Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 30 May 1912 Army v Royal Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 December 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
editAfter attending Rugby School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[2] Higginbotham was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Northamptonshire Regiment on 5 February 1887. He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 April 1890,[4] and stationed in the Far East, where he played cricket for the Straits Settlements, playing three matches against Hong Kong between 1890 and 1891.[5]
Following promotion to captain on 2 January 1899, he served during the Second Boer War in South Africa,[2] and was Superintendent of Gymnasia until July 1902,[6] when he returned to his regiment.[7] He took part in some Minor Counties cricket for Devon in the first years of the 20th century.[8] Whilst stationed in South Africa after the end of the Boer war, he made his first-class debut in January 1906, playing for the South African Army against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team,[9] who were in fact the touring England cricket team.[10]
He played one further first-class match, playing for the Army against the Royal Navy at Lord's in May 1912.[9] He was killed on active service at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.[2][11]
References
edit- ^ CricketArchive profile
- ^ a b c d Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1916, Obituaries in 1915
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ Hart´s Army list, 1903
- ^ Other matches played by Charles Higginbotham Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
- ^ "No. 27462". The London Gazette. 8 August 1902. p. 5101.
- ^ "No. 27468". The London Gazette. 26 August 1902. p. 5535.
- ^ Minor Counties Championship matches played by Charles Higginbotham at CricketArchive
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Charles Higginbotham at CricketArchive
- ^ MCC in South Africa 1905/06 Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
- ^ CWGC entry