Charles Martin (English cricketer)

Charles Martin (6 August 1836 — 28 March 1878) was an English first-class cricketer.

Charles Martin
Personal information
Full name
Charles Martin
Born(1836-08-06)6 August 1836
Breamore, Hampshire, England
Died28 March 1878(1878-03-28) (aged 41)
Hilsea, Hampshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1869–1870Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 11
Batting average 1.22
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Balls bowled 476
Wickets 9
Bowling average 18.66
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/38
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2010

Martin was born in the New Forest in August 1936 at Breamore, Hampshire. A club cricketer for East Hants Cricket Club,[1] Martin made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1869, with him playing in the return fixture at Southampton. He made two further first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1870, both against Lancashire, in addition to playing for a Left-Handed team in the Left-Handed v Right-Handed fixture at Lord's in that same year.[2] His four first-class matches for Hampshire saw him take 9 wickets with his left-arm roundarm fast bowling, at an average of 18.66 and with best figures of 3 for 38.[3] In later life, Martin was a publican. He was the landlord of the Exmouth Arms public house in Southsea,[4] and latterly was the landlord of the Coach and Horses in Hilsea. It was there that he died in March 1878.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket". Hampshire Independent. Southampton. 23 June 1860. p. 3. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Licensing applications". Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. Portsmouth. 3 September 1870. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 6 April 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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