Charles Henry Meredith Thring (21 January 1861 — 11 April 1939) was an English first-class cricketer and scholastic agent.
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| Full name | Charles Henry Meredith Thring | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1861 Uppingham, Rutland, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 April 1939 (aged 77) Chilcompton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Theodore Thring (uncle) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1889 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of John Charles Thring, a schoolmaster at Uppingham School, he was born at Uppingham in January 1861. He was educated at Marlborough College.[1] Thring played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1889.[2] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed in for 12 runs by Reginald Moss in the MCC first innings.[3] Thring was a partner in the scholastic agency Askin, Gabbitas and Thring,[4] which recruited schoolmasters to English public schools; the company still operates as of 2024. Thring died in April 1939 at Chilcompton, Somerset.[5] His uncle, Theodore Thring, also played first-class cricket.
References edit
- ^ De Lisle, George Walter (1870). Marlborough College Register, From 1843 to 1869 Inclusive. R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor. p. 216.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Thring". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Kelly's Post Office London Directory. Kelly's Directory. 1891. p. 1399.
- ^ Bequests By Former Resident of Somerset. Western Daily Press. 21 June 1939. p. 7