Charles Thomas Studd, often known as C. T. Studd, was born 2 December 1860, Spratton

Spratton

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, Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

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, England, and died 16 July 1931, Ibambi, Belgian Congo

Belgian Congo

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In 1888 he married Priscilla Stewart

Priscilla Studd

Priscilla "Scilla" Studd was a Protestant Christian missionary and wife of Charles Studd....

, and their marriage produced four daughters, and two sons (who died in infancy).

Studd is remembered both as a cricketer

Cricketer

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 and missionary

Missionary

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. As a cricketer he played for England in the 1882 match won by Australia which was the origins of Ashes

The Ashes

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