Charles Town (cricketer)

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Charles Town (born 1796 at Sutton Valence, Kent; died 31 July 1845 at Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1815 to 1823. [1] Mainly associated with Kent, he made three known appearances in first-class matches. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Haygarth A (1862) Scores & Biographies, volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
  2. Charles Town, CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2008. (subscription required)
  3. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 533–534. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 16 August 2022.)