Charles Warren (cricketer)
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Charles Warren was an English amateur cricket
er who made 33 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1795 to 1826. Along with John Tanner
, he was the last 18th century player to retire from first-class cricket, in his case at the age of 62.
. He played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural Gentlemen v Players
match in 1806.
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 made 33 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1795 to 1826. Along with John Tanner
John Tanner (cricketer)
John Tanner was an English amateur cricketer who made 53 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1796 and 1826. He died in Sutton, Surrey. Along with Charles Warren, he was the last 18th century player to leave the game.-Career:...
, he was the last 18th century player to retire from first-class cricket, in his case at the age of 62.
Career
Warren was mainly associated with MiddlesexMiddlesex county cricket teams
Middlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Given that the first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford, it is almost certain that the game had reached...
. He played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
match in 1806.