Charles de Trafford

Charles de Trafford

Personal information
Born	21 May 1864(1864-05-21) Trafford Park, Stretford, England
Died	11 November 1951(1951-11-11) (aged 87) Rothley, Leicestershire, England
Relations	Sir Tim O'Brien (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Lancashire County Cricket Club
1885–1893	Marylebone Cricket Club
1894–	Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition	FC
Matches	292
Runs scored	9581
Batting average	18.67
100s/50s	6/?
Top score	137
Balls bowled	70 balls
Wickets	2
Bowling average	47.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling	2/47
Catches/stumpings	98/0
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2009

Charles Edmund de Trafford (21 May 1864 to 11 November 1951) was an English aristocrat and noted cricketer.

Early life

Charles was born at Trafford Hall, Trafford Park, Stretford, the second son of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet and his wife Lady Annette Talbot.

Cricket

In 1884 aged 20, Charles joined the team of Lancashire County Cricket Club. He soon made his name as a skilled cricketer and in 1885 joined Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1894 he moved to Leicestershire County Cricket Club as captain, a position in which he remained for 17 seasons. He is largely credited with making Leicestershire into a first class club.^[1][2].

Personal life

In 1881, Charles's father, Sir Humphrey de Trafford purchased the Hothorpe Hall Estate at Theddingworth, Leicestershire from the Cook family and presented it to Charles. During his time at Hothorpe, Charles extended the Georgian Manor House and in 1892 built a Catholic Chapel there in memory of his brother Gilbert who had died in 1890.^[3]

On 15 October 1892, Charles married Lady Agnes Feilding, the daughter of Rudolph Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh. Their son Edmund Hubert de Trafford served with distinction in World War I, married the Hon. Cecilia Strickland later emigrated to Malta. Edmund and Cecilia's daughter Elizabeth returned to England and married Admiral Arthur Francis Turner.

In 1893, Charles served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire^[4] and also as a Justice of the Peace. Charles and Lady Agnes resided at Hothorpe until 1928, when they moved to Rothley, where Charles died on 11 November 1951 aged 87.

References

1. ^ http://www.leicestershireccc.co.uk/lc/History/History-of-LCCC
2. ^ "Charles de Trafford entry at CricketArchive.com". http://cricketarchive.com/Leicestershire/Players/29/29018/29018.html. Retrieved 2007-10-18. 
3. ^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22074
4. ^ http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/your_council/about_leicestershire/leicestershire_lieutenancy_index/leicestershire_lieutenancy_high_sheriff.htm

Honorary titles
Preceded by William Henry Ellis	High Sheriff of Leicestershire 1893	Succeeded by Edmund Turnor

Persondata
Name	Trafford, Charles De
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	21 May 1864
Place of birth	Trafford Park, Stretford
Date of death	11 November 1951
Place of death	Rothley, Leicestershire