Charles James Stewart Fraser MC (5 April 1896 — 18 October 1929) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
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| Full name | Charles James Stewart Fraser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1896 Nagpur, Central Provinces, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 October 1929 (aged 33) Woking, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Patrick Fraser (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927/28 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Sir Andrew Fraser, he was born in British India at Nagpur in April 1896 and was educated in Scotland at the Edinburgh Academy.[1] From there, he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Shortly after attending the college, the First World War began. Fraser fought in the war, being commissioned as a second lieutenant with a view to his appointment to the British Indian Army.[2] He was attached to the 54th Sikhs in January 1915,[3] with promotion in the regiment to lieutenant following in February 1917.[4] Following the war, he was awarded the Military Cross for his services during the Mesopotamian campaign.[5] In April 1919, he was promoted to captain.[6]
Whilst in India, Fraser made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Hindus at Lahore in the 1927–28 Lahore Tournament.[7] Batting twice in the match, he was run out for 7 runs in the Europeans first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by Brij Lall. With the ball, he bowled ten wicketless overs.[8] Whilst on leave in Britain in 1929, Fraser was killed in a car accident when his car overturned at the Six Crossroads junction near Woking, with him being thrown from the vehicle.[9] His brother, Patrick, was also a first-class cricketer.
References edit
- ^ Edinburgh Academy Register. T. & A. Constable Ltd. 1914. p. 525.
- ^ "No. 28986". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 November 1914. p. 9972.
- ^ "No. 29239". The London Gazette. 23 July 1915. p. 7205.
- ^ "No. 30017". The London Gazette. 13 April 1917. p. 3511.
- ^ "No. 31266". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 April 1919. p. 4327.
- ^ "No. 31416". The London Gazette. 24 June 1919. p. 7949.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Fraser". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Europeans v Hindus, Lahore Tournament 1927/28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Killed on leave". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 21 October 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.