Charles Harenc

Charles Harenc (born 3 August 1811 at Foots Cray, Kent; died 14 December 1877 at Bedford) was an English cricketer in the mid-19th century. He was a member of the great Kent team of the 1840s and also played for MCC. Harenc was an amateur player who began his first-class career at Oxford University. He was a stubborn late order right-handed batsman, but was best known as a bowler of right-arm slow underarm lobs.

Harenc made his known debut in the 1830 season and had 56 known appearances in major matches to the 1849 season.^[1] He scored 830 runs @ 9.54 with a highest score of 68. He was a successful bowler with a known tally of 130 wickets and a best performance of eight in one innings. He twice took ten wickets in a match.

Three of his brothers also made appearances in first-class cricket but not with his success.

In Sidcup on Rectory Lane, is Harenc School (a preparatory school for boys) set up a trust in the family's name. ^[2] The original school building was built 1815 as the village church school and then it was rebuilt in 1882. ^[3] The trust running the school became insolvent in May 2011, there are new plans to re-name the school 'William Smith Prep School' and re-open as a private school. ^[4]

External sources

• CricketArchive

References

1. ^ http://www.cricketarchive.com/Kent/Players/29/29965/29965.html
2. ^ http://chislehurstnews.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/school-on-brink-of-insolvency/
3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-544000-171000/picture/2
4. ^ http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/yoursay/readersnews/9125441.SIDCUP__Hopes_for_new_private_school_after_collapse_of_Harenc/

Further reading

• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 2-4 (1827-1854), Lillywhite, 1862

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Name	Harenc, Charles
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Date of birth	3 August 1811
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Date of death	14 December 1877
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