Charles Preece

Charles Preece

Personal information
Full name	Charles Richard Preece
Born	15 December 1888(1888-12-15) Broadheath, Worcestershire, England
Died	5 February 1976(1976-02-05) (aged 87) Oldbury, West Midlands, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1920—1929	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition	FC
Matches	89
Runs scored	1,601
Batting average	11.60
100s/50s	0/2
Top score	69
Balls bowled	8,081
Wickets	140
Bowling average	29.81
5 wickets in innings	5
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	7-35
Catches/stumpings	52/0
Source: CricketArchive, 24 June 2008

Charles Richard Preece (15 December 1888—5 February 1976) was an English cricketer, who played 88 first-class games for Worcestershire in the 1920s. He also made one appearance for HK Foster's XI in 1919.

Almost all of Preece's matches for Worcestershire came in the period between 1920 and 1924. Although he played quite regularly during this period, he never had more than moderate success, his highest season's aggregate of wickets being 42 (at 30.11) in 1920. He claimed five wickets in an innings on four occasions, the best of these being the 7-35 he achieved against Essex at Leyton in 1921. It was to prove in vain, however: Essex, having been bowled out for 90 in their first innings, reached 560 in their second and won by 132 runs.^[1]

Preece ceased to play regular first-class cricket after the 1924 season, but after a five-year gap, he returned to the Worcestershire side in 1929 for a one-off appearance against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He did little of note in this matcn: in a heavy defeat to a side containing Larwood and Voce, he scored 10 and 11 near the bottom of the order, bowled three wicketless overs for 24 and held a single catch.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ "Essex v Worcestershire in 1921". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10054.html. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
2. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire in 1929". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/13/13105.html. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 

References

• Charles Preece from CricketArchive
• Lists of matches and detailed statistics from CricketArchive
• Player profile: Charles Preece from ESPNcricinfo

Persondata
Name	Preece, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	15 December 1888
Place of birth	Broadheath, Worcestershire
Date of death	5 February 1976
Place of death	Oldbury, West Midlands