Charles Grainger (cricketer)

Charles Edward Grainger (22 November 1858 — 19 September 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Charles Grainger
Personal information
Full name
Charles Edward Grainger
Born22 November 1858
South Kensington, Middlesex, England
Died19 September 1934(1934-09-19) (aged 75)
Kensington, London, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1879Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 2
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 2*
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2022

The son of Charles Thornton Grainger, he was born at South Kensington in November 1858. He was educated at Marlborough College,[1] where he played for the college cricket team in 1876 and 1877.[2] From Marlborough he matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] While studying at Cambridge, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Surrey at The Oval in 1879.[4] Batting at number eleven in the Cambridge first innings, he was dismissed without scoring by George Strachan. With Cambridge requiring 3 runs to win the match in their second innings, Grainger was promoted to open the batting alongside Philip Morton, scoring 2 of the 3 runs required for victory.[5]

After graduating from Cambridge, Grainger who was a student of Lincoln's Inn, was called to the bar to practice as a barrister in November 1881.[6] Alongside his legal practice, Grainger was also a wine merchant.[3] He died at Kensington in September 1934.[2]

References
  1. Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5th ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. p. 266.
  2. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1934". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 112.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Grainger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. "Surrey v Cambridge University, 1879". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 24.
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