Charles Hammond (English cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles Hammond (English cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1817

Place of Birth: Storrington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-Jul-1901

Profession: cricket umpire, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Charles Hammond (English cricketer)

  • Charles James Hammond (6 September 1818 – 20 July 1901) was an English cricketer.
  • Hammond was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown.
  • He was born at Storrington, Sussex. Hammond made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1841 at the Royal New Ground, Brighton.
  • He played first-class cricket for Sussex in a thirteen-year career, making a total of forty appearances, the last of which came against a United South of England Eleven in 1859.
  • In his forty matches, he scored a total of 932 runs at an average of 13.91, with a high score of 92.
  • One of three half centuries he made, this score came against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1843, an innings which helped secure Sussex a draw.
  • His early appearances for the county were met with success, however, according to Scores and Biographies, "After 1849, however, he seldom was engaged in a match, owing to (at least the compiler was so informed) his being a bad field, but could throw in well at the distance of 70 or 80 yards." The same publication noted of his batting that he "was a fine and powerful hitter".
  • In addition to play first-class cricket for Sussex, he also appeared for a number of other teams in first-class cricket.
  • In 1842, he played one match for the Slow Bowlers against the Fast Bowlers at Lord's, indicating that he was perhaps a slow bowler of some sort.
  • In 1844, he appeared once for Petworth against the Marylebone Cricket Club, as well as once for the Married players against the Single players.
  • The following season he appeared three times for Petworth, making two appearances against the Marylebone Cricket Club and one against Hampshire.
  • In that same season he appeared once for the Players in the Gentlemen v Players fixture.
  • He also made a single appearance for England against Kent in 1845, while in 1846 he played in a repeat of that same fixture.Besides playing cricket, he also stood as an umpire in four first-class matches from 1849 to 1864.
  • He died at Rackham, Sussex, on 20 July 1901.
  • His father, John Hammond, was a prominent first-class cricketer of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, while his nephew, Ernest Hammond, also played first-class cricket.

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