- Charles McCarthy (cricketer)
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Personal information Full name Charles Henry Florence D'Arcy McCarthy Born 29 June 1899
Coimbatore, Madras Presidency, British RajDied 24 July 1977 (aged 78)
Lyford Cay, New Providence, BahamasBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Leg break International information National side Burma Domestic team information Years Team 1929–1931 Devon 1926/27 Rangoon Gymkhana 1921 Army Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 75 Batting average 15.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 48 Balls bowled 30 Wickets 1 Bowling average 33.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/33 Catches/stumpings –/– Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2011 Charles Henry Florence D'Arcy McCarthy (29 June 1899 – 24 July 1977) was an English cricketer, born in Coimbatore which was then in the British Raj. McCarthy was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break.
McCarthy attended Rugby School and played for the school cricket team from 1915 to 1917.[1] He attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1918 and later joined the Royal Engineers in 1919. McCarthy made his first-class debut for the Army against Cambridge University in 1921.[2] Six years later he played for Rangoon Gymkhana in their only first-class match, which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In this match he took a single wicket, that of John Parsons in the MCC first-innings. With the bat he scored 5 runs in the Gymkhana's first-innings, before being dismissed by Jack Mercer, while in their second-innings he scored 11 runs before being dismissed by Maurice Tate.[3] Two days after the conclusion of that match, McCarthy made his final first-class appearance for Burma against the MCC.[4] He scored top scored in their first-innings with 48. In their second-innings he scored 9 runs before being dismissed by Maurice Tate.[5] His first-innings score is the highest score by a batsman for Burma in first-class cricket, although this feat was not difficult to achieve as this was Burma's only match with first-class status.[6]
Returning to England, McCarthy made two Minor Counties Championship appearances for Devon in 1929, later making four appearances for the county in 1931.[7] He later served in the Second World War and was mentioned in the London Gazette on 9 September 1942 as holding the temporary rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers. He was based in Bath, Somerset at this time.[8]
He died in Lyford Cay, New Providence in the Bahamas on July 24, 1977.
References
- ^ "Teams Charles McCarthy played for". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14059/all_teams.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Army, 1921". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10104.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Rangoon Gymkhana v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1927". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12170.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles McCarthy". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14059/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Burma v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1927". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12171.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Burma". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/557/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles McCarthy". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14059/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 35697. p. 3946. 1942-09-09.
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- People from Coimbatore
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- English cricketers
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- Rangoon Gymkhana cricketers
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- Devon cricketers
- Royal Engineers officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
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