| Birth name | Charles Richards Gunner | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1853 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 February 1924 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Marlborough College | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Richards Gunner (7 January 1853 — 4 February 1924) was an English first-class cricketer and rugby union international.
The son of C. J. Gunner, he was born at Bishops Waltham in January 1853. He was educated at Marlborough College, becoming a solicitor after completing his education. [1] Gunner played rugby union for England in 1875, making a single Test appearance against Ireland at Dublin in the 1875–76 Home Nations. [2] A club cricketer for Bishops Waltham, [3] he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Derby in 1878. [4] He was called upon to bat or bowl in the match, but did take a single catch. [5] Gunner served as a clerk to the Hampshire County Justices and was a registrar of the County Court. [1] He spent 40 years as clerk at for the Droxford Petty Sessions, up until his death at his residence at Bishops Waltham in February 1924, following a long illness. [6] He was laid to rest there at St Peter's Church, and was survived by his wife Jessie Kate Mason, with whom he had nine children - seven boys and two girls - with three of their sons dying in the First World War. [7] One of their sons who died in the war, John, also played first-class cricket.
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