Charles Fawcus

Charles Fawcus

Personal information
Full name	Charles Leslie Dinsdale Fawcus
Born	8 December 1898(1898-12-08) Bromley, Kent, England
Died	8 December 1967(1967-12-08) (aged 69) Mill Corner, West Chiltington, Sussex, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Left arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1924	Kent
1925—1926	Oxford University
1925	Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition	FC
Matches	7
Runs scored	202
Batting average	15.53
100s/50s	0/1
Top score	70
Balls bowled	42
Wickets	0
Bowling average	-
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	-
Catches/stumpings	2/0
Source: [1], 2 August 2008

Charles Leslie Dinsdale Fawcus (8 December 1898—8 December 1967) was an English cricketer who played seven first-class matches in the 1920s. Despite his short career, he made first-class appearances for Kent, Worcestershire and Oxford University; he also turned out for Dorset at minor counties level.^[1]

After a couple of appearances for Kent's Second XI Fawcus made his first-team debut for that county against Middlesex in June 1924; he batted at eight in the first innings and two in the second, making 0 and 5.^[2] This was to prove his only first-class appearance for Kent, but in 1925 and 1926 he played for Oxford on five occasions. It was in one of these matches, against Surrey in June 1926, that he made his only first-class half-century, striking 70 in the second innings.^[3] He was a student at Christ Church, Oxford.^[4]

As well as these appearances for Oxford, on one occasion Fawcus played against them. This happened at The Parks in May 1925, when he turned out for Worcestershire; he made 43 and 4.^[5]

He played no first-class cricket after the 1926 season, but played for Dorset at minor-counties level in the 1930s. Fawcus bowled regularly for Dorset, despite never having taken a wicket at first-class level, and in August 1933 against Cornwall claimed a first-innings return of 7-68.^[6]

Fawcus died on his 69th birthday.

Notes

1. ^ "Teams played for by Charles Fawcus". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/29/29359/all_teams.html. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 
2. ^ "Kent v Middlesex in 1924". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/11/11167.html. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 
3. ^ "Surrey v Oxford University in 1926". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/11/11931.html. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 
4. ^ "Oxford Freshmen's Match". The Times: p. 6. 2 May 1925. 
5. ^ "Oxford University v Worcestershire in 1925". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/11/11471.html. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 
6. ^ "Cornwall v Dorset in 1933". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/89/89362.html. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 

References

• Charles Fawcus from CricketArchive
• Player profile: Charles Fawcus from ESPNcricinfo

Persondata
Name	Fawcus, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	8 December 1898
Place of birth	Bromley, Kent
Date of death	8 December 1967
Place of death	Mill Corner, West Chiltington, Sussex