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Charles Higginbotham

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Charles Higginbotham
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Born (1866-07-04)4 July 1866
Charing Cross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died 11 March 1915(1915-03-11) (aged 48)
Neuve Chapelle, France

Charles Ernest Higginbotham (4 July 1866 in Charing Cross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland – 11 March 1915 in France)[1] was a British soldier[2] who also had a notable cricket career.[3]

Biography[]

After attending Rugby School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[2] Higginbotham was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Northamptonshire Regiment on 5 February 1887. He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 April 1890,[4] and stationed in the Far East, where he played cricket for the Straits Settlements, playing three matches against Hong Kong between 1890 and 1891.[5]

Following promotion to captain on 2 January 1899, he served during the Second Boer War in South Africa,[2] and was Superintendent of Gymnasia until July 1902,[6] when he returned to his regiment.[7] He took part in some Minor Counties cricket for Devon in the first years of the 20th century.[8] Whilst stationed in South Africa after the end of the Boer war, he made his first-class debut in January 1906, playing for the South African Army against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team,[9] who were in fact the touring England cricket team.[10]

He played one further first-class match, playing for the Army against the Royal Navy at Lord's in May 1912.[9] He was killed on active service at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.[2][11]

References[]

  1. ↑ CricketArchive profile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1916, Obituaries in 1915
  3. ↑ Cricinfo profile
  4. ↑ Hart´s Army list, 1903
  5. ↑ Other matches played by Charles Higginbotham Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. at CricketArchive
  6. ↑ "No. 27462". 8 August 1902. p. 5101. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27462/page/5101 
  7. ↑ "No. 27468". 26 August 1902. p. 5535. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27468/page/5535 
  8. ↑ Minor Counties Championship matches played by Charles Higginbotham at CricketArchive
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 First-class matches played by Charles Higginbotham at CricketArchive
  10. ↑ MCC in South Africa 1905/06 Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. at CricketArchive
  11. ↑ CWGC entry
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