Charles Groves (13 January 1896 — 14 December 1969) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Charles Groves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1896 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 June 1949 (aged 53) Danby, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1923–1928 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Groves was born at Leith in December 1896 and was educated in Edinburgh at George Heriot's School.[1] He served in the First World War, enlisting as a private in the 5th Royal Scots.[1] He gained the commissioned rank of second lieutenant in November 1916,[2] with promotion to lieutenant following in April 1918.[3] He saw action during the war on the Western Front and the Gallipoli campaign.[1] A club cricketer for Heriot's Former Pupils, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Surrey at Glasgow in 1923. He made three further first-class appearances for Scotland, against Wales in 1924, Lancashire in 1925, and Ireland in 1928.[4] Playing as an all-rounder in the Scottish side, Groves scored 150 runs in his four matches at an average of 18.75; he made one half century score of 64.[5] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 31.55, with best figures of 3 for 83.[6] Groves died in December 1969 in England at Danby, Yorkshire.
References edit
- ^ a b c Mackenzie, Major John E. (1921). University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914–1919. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 346.
- ^ "No. 29809". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1916. p. 10614.
- ^ "No. 30804". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1918. p. 8559.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Groves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Groves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Groves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2022.