Charles Winter (cricketer, born 1903)
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Charles Arthur Winter was an English cricket
er who played 26 first-class
matches for Somerset County Cricket Club
between 1921 and 1925. A right-handed batsman, he scored 437 first-class runs for the county from the middle-to-lower order. He also bowled occasionally for Somerset as a right-arm fast-medium
bowler, claiming 15 wickets a bowling average
of 38.13.
match against Glamorgan
. Batting in the middle order
, he was dismissed for one in his only innings of a drawn match. He reached double figures for the first time in his fifth match, against Hampshire
in 1922, scoring 15 in the first-innings and remaining 11 not out
in the second. He made his highest score in a University Match against Cambridge University
in 1924, scoring an unbeaten 44.
Throughout his career, Winter generally batted in the middle-to-lower order, despite not being used as a front-line bowler. His fifteen career first-class wickets were spread throughout his cricketing career, with his best return coming in a 1924 match against Yorkshire
, when he took four wickets in twelve and a half overs. Winter's best season with both bat and ball was the 1924, in which he claimed almost half of his wickets, and well over a third of his runs. The season also saw him represent the Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC) in a one-day match against Indian Gymkhana. During the match, held at Lord's
, he scored six in a drawn match.
Winter's father, also named Charles Winter
, had previously played for Somerset between 1882 and 1895 as a fast bowler
.
into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
as a second lieutenant
.
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 26 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches for Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset 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 Somerset...
between 1921 and 1925. A right-handed batsman, he scored 437 first-class runs for the county from the middle-to-lower order. He also bowled occasionally for Somerset as a right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, claiming 15 wickets a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 38.13.
Cricket career
Winter made his debut for Somerset in 1921, aged 18, in a County ChampionshipCounty Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan 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 Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. Batting in the middle order
Batting order (cricket)
In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time...
, he was dismissed for one in his only innings of a drawn match. He reached double figures for the first time in his fifth match, against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in 1922, scoring 15 in the first-innings and remaining 11 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
in the second. He made his highest score in a University Match against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
in 1924, scoring an unbeaten 44.
Throughout his career, Winter generally batted in the middle-to-lower order, despite not being used as a front-line bowler. His fifteen career first-class wickets were spread throughout his cricketing career, with his best return coming in a 1924 match 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....
, when he took four wickets in twelve and a half overs. Winter's best season with both bat and ball was the 1924, in which he claimed almost half of his wickets, and well over a third of his runs. The season also saw him represent the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC) in a one-day match against Indian Gymkhana. During the match, held at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
, he scored six in a drawn match.
Winter's father, also named Charles Winter
Charles Winter (cricketer, born 1866)
Charles Edgar Winter was an English cricketer who played 25 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1895. A right-arm fast bowler, he claimed 50 wickets for the county at a Bowling average of 22.14...
, had previously played for Somerset between 1882 and 1895 as a fast bowler
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
.
Military career
On 6 May 1944, Winter was gazettedLondon Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published...
into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of almost every electrical and mechanical piece of equipment within the British Army from Challenger II main battle tanks and WAH64 Apache...
as a second lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
.