Alfred Charlesworth
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Alfred Charlesworth was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
in 1888 and 1898.
Charlesworth was born in Simmondley
, Derbyshire
, the son of John Charlesworth, a stonemason, and his wife Ann. In 1881 at the age of 16, Charlesworth was a clerk.
Charlesworth played three matches for Derbyshire in the 1888 season
, the first of the seasons when they lost first class status and made little impression. Charlesworth reappeared for Derbyshire in the 1898 season
, making his first-class debut against Essex
. Despite being absent hurt in the first innings, he returned during Derbyshire's attempt at bowling out a high-scoring Essex team, in which every player but wicket-keeper Solomon Hardy
and opener Sydney Evershed
had a crack at bowling, in many cases economical but unsuccessful. Charlesworth played six more first-class matches for the club in the season. He only bowled again in a draw against Nottinghamshire
. His last match was against Yorkshire
in what remains the highest score against Derbyshire. He was absent hurt again in this match, this time in the second innings.
Charlesworth was a lower-order/tailend batsman and played ten innings in seven first class matches with an average of 10.22 and a top score of 23. He bowled sixty balls at the cost of 47 runs without taking a wicket.
Charlesworth died in St-Anne's-on-Sea, now part of Lytham St Annes
at the age of 63.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1888 and 1898.
Charlesworth was born in Simmondley
Simmondley
Simmondley is a small village near the Derbyshire town of Glossop. It hosts two pubs: the Hare and Hounds, and the Jubilee. The Hare and Hounds is situated in the south of the village at the top of Simmondley Lane. The pub is a part of the original farming community with the farmhouse, the barn and...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, the son of John Charlesworth, a stonemason, and his wife Ann. In 1881 at the age of 16, Charlesworth was a clerk.
Charlesworth played three matches for Derbyshire in the 1888 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1888
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1888 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventeen years and it was the first season they lost first class status.-1888 season:...
, the first of the seasons when they lost first class status and made little impression. Charlesworth reappeared for Derbyshire in the 1898 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1898
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1898 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty-seven years. It was their fourth season in the County Championship and they won three matches to finish ninth in the Championship table.-1898 season:Derbyshire played...
, making his first-class debut against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
. Despite being absent hurt in the first innings, he returned during Derbyshire's attempt at bowling out a high-scoring Essex team, in which every player but wicket-keeper Solomon Hardy
Solomon Hardy
Solomon Hardy was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Hardy was born at Ilkeston, Derbyshire and was a coal miner when living with his widowed mother at Ilkeston in 1881....
and opener Sydney Evershed
Sydney Evershed
Sir Sydney Herbert Evershed was an English brewer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1901 and was a long-serving club captain from 1891 to 1898....
had a crack at bowling, in many cases economical but unsuccessful. Charlesworth played six more first-class matches for the club in the season. He only bowled again in a draw against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
. His last match was against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in what remains the highest score against Derbyshire. He was absent hurt again in this match, this time in the second innings.
Charlesworth was a lower-order/tailend batsman and played ten innings in seven first class matches with an average of 10.22 and a top score of 23. He bowled sixty balls at the cost of 47 runs without taking a wicket.
Charlesworth died in St-Anne's-on-Sea, now part of Lytham St Annes
Lytham St Annes
Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. The neighbouring towns of Lytham and St-Anne's-on-the-Sea have grown together and now form a seaside resort...
at the age of 63.