Charles Foley (cricketer)

Charles Windham Foley (26 August 1856 – 20 November 1933) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

Charles Foley
Personal information
Full name
Charles Windham Foley
Born26 August 1856
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Died20 November 1933(1933-11-20) (aged 77)
Kensington, London, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880Cambridge University
1891Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 51
Batting average 4.63
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 12
Catches/stumpings 7/12
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2021

The son of John Foley, he was born in August 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex. He was educated at Eton College, where he was in the cricket eleven.[1] From Eton he went up to King's College, Cambridge.[2] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1880, making six appearances. He played in The University Match against Oxford University at Lord's,[3] for which he gained his cricket blue.[1] He played as the Cambridge wicket-keeper in these match, taking 6 catches and made 12 stumpings. As a lower-order batsman, he scored 39 with a highest score of 12.[4] He was described by Wisden as "an average batsman". It was noted that he was a left-handed batsman until the age of 15, after which he changed to become a right-handed batsman on what Wisden described as "foolish advice".[1] Alongside playing cricket, Foley also played football for Cambridge University A.F.C. as a full-back,[1] for which he gained a football blue in 1880.[2]

After graduating from Cambridge, Foley became a solicitor.[2] Eleven years after he last played first-class cricket, he made a single first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Somerset at Taunton in August 1891.[3] He made scores of 0 and 12 in the match, being dismissed by Bill Roe and Gerald Fowler in the MCC first and second innings' respectively.[5] Foley moved to British India in 1892, where he was a partner in the law firm Morgan & Co. in Calcutta until 1919. He returned to England in his later life, where he retired to Kensington.[2] He died there in November 1933.[1]

References

  1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1933". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 526.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Foley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Foley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. "Somerset v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1891". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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