Charles Kingston (cricketer)

Charles Arthur Kingston (5 December 1865 – 14 October 1917) was an English cricketer. Kingston was a right-handed batsman.

Charles Kingston
Personal information
Full name
Charles Arthur Kingston
Born5 December 1865
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Died7 October 1917(1917-10-07) (aged 51)
BattingRight-handed
RelationsFred Kingston (brother)
Hubert Kingston (brother)
James Kingston (brother)
William Kingston (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895–1896Northamptonshire
1891/92Demerara
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 34
Batting average 6.80
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 October 2013

Born at Northampton, Northamptonshire, Kingston made his debut in first-class cricket while in British Guiana for Demerara against Barbados in the 1891/92 Inter-Colonial Tournament.[1] He made two further first-class appearances in that seasons tournament, against Trinidad and in the tournament final against Barbados.[1] Kingston scored a total of 34 runs in his three matches, averaging 6.80, with a high score of 21.[2] He later returned to England, where he played minor counties cricket for Northamptonshire, debuting against Staffordshire in 1895 in what was Northamptonshire's inaugural Minor Counties Championship match.[3] He made two further appearances for the county in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland and Durham.

He died on 14 October 1917. His brothers Fred, Hubert, James, and William all played first-class cricket.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Kingston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Kingston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Kingston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
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