Charles William Field JP (30 January 1863 – 24 May 1930) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
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| Full name | Charles William Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1863 Patna, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 1930 (aged 67) Fleet, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902/03–1907/08 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Field was born in British India at Patna in January 1863. He attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating from there into the Royal Norfolk Regiment as a second lieutenant in August 1883.[1] Shortly thereafter, he transferred to the South Wales Borderers in October 1883.[2] He transferred to the British Indian Army in August 1887, with Field being attached to the Bengal Staff Corps and given the rank of lieutenant.[3] He was based in India at Multan Cantonment, where he was a cantonment magistrate; in June 1893, he was appointed a justice of the peace by Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick.[4] In India, Field made three appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team, all against the Parsees; two of these came in the 1902–03 Bombay Presidency Matches, with the other coming in the 1907–08 Bombay Presidency Match.[5] In these, he scored a total of 61 runs and took two wickets.[6][7]
Following prior promotions to captain and major, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1909.[8] After spending ten years in civil employment, he was transferred to the supernumerary list of the British Indian Army in February 1915.[9] Following the end of the First World War, retired from active service in October 1921.[10] Field retired to England, where he died in May 1930 at Fleet, Hampshire.
References
edit- ^ "No. 25262". The London Gazette. 24 August 1883. p. 4169.
- ^ "No. 25281". The London Gazette. 23 October 1883. p. 5046.
- ^ "No. 25734". The London Gazette. 30 August 1887. p. 4697.
- ^ "Appointments". Civil and Military Gazette. Lahore. 10 June 1893. p. 8. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "No. 28304". The London Gazette. 5 November 1909. p. 8109.
- ^ "No. 29133". The London Gazette. 16 April 1915. p. 3733.
- ^ "Indian Army Reserve of Officers". Civil and Military Gazette. Lahore. 27 October 1921. p. 16. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.