Charles Alexander (cricketer, born 1847), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Alexander (cricketer, born 1847)

British cricketer

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1847

Place of Birth: Westminster, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1902

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Charles Robert Alexander (8 November 1847 – 17 February 1902) was an English cricketer and barrister.
He was the son of James Alexander and Anna Maria Julia Dalison and was born in Westminster, London. A right-handed batsman, Alexander was educated at Eton College and captained the school cricket XI in 1867, his final year at the school.
He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of MCC later in the same year.
Alexander appeared three further times for Kent, playing his final first-class match for the county in 1869 against Sussex. From Eton, Alexander went up to King's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1871.
He made his debut for the University Cricket Club against Surrey at The Oval in 1870 before playing one more first-class match for the University against MCC.He entered the Middle Temple as a law student in 1868, and Lincoln's Inn in 1873 before he was called to the bar in 1874.
In later life he was a member of the London Stock Exchange.He died in February 1902 at Westminster aged 54.