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	'''Charles Hanbury Twigg''' (29 January 1893 – 18 June 1986) was an [[English people\|English]]-born [[Demographics of South Africa\|South African]] first-class [[cricket]]er.		'''Charles Hanbury Twigg''' (29 January 1893 – 18 June 1986) was an [[English people\|English]]-born [[Demographics of South Africa\|South African]] first-class [[cricket]]er.

	The son of H. Twigg, he was born at [[Weeping Cross]] near [[Stafford]] in January 1893, and was educated at [[Repton School]]. After completing his education, he went to [[British India]].<ref name="REP">{{cite book\|title=Repton School Register, 1557–1910\|year=1910\|publisher=A. J. Lawrence\|location=Repton\|page=473\|url=https://archive.org/details/b28994218\|language=en}}</ref> While in India, he played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on two occasions in the [[Madras Presidency Match]]es of 1915 and 1917.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/First-Class_Matches.html\|title=First-Class Matches played by Charles Twigg\|publisher=CricketArchive\|~~accessdate~~=24 November 2022\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Twigg served in the [[First World War]] in the [[British Indian Army]] Reserve, being commissioned as a [[~~Second_lieutenant~~#~~United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries~~\|second lieutenant]] in May 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30199\|date=24 July 1917\|page=7499}}</ref> He had immigrated to South Africa by the 1920s, where he played first-class cricket for [[Eastern Province (cricket team)\|Eastern Province]] on four occasions between 1926 and 1931, three of which came in the [[CSA 4-Day Domestic Series\|Currie Cup]], with a fourth against the touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club]].<ref name="FCM"/> Across six first-class matches, Twigg scored 67 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)\|average]] of 7.44, with a highest score of 25 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/f_Batting_by_Team.html\|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Twigg\|publisher=CricketArchive\|~~accessdate~~=24 November 2022\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> With his [[bowling (cricket)\|bowling]], he took 11 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 42.90, with best figures of 3 for 25.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/f_Bowling_by_Team.html\|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Twigg\|publisher=CricketArchive\|~~accessdate~~=24 November 2022\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Twigg ran a business in South Africa manufacturing children's carriages.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Journal of the South African Institution of Engineers\|year=1947\|publisher=South African Institution of Engineers\|page=169\|volume=46–7\|url=https://~~www~~.google.~~co.uk~~/books~~/edition/Journal_of_the_South_African_Institution/~~-eYmAQAAIAAJ\|language=en}}</ref> He died at [[Pietermaritzburg]] in June 1986. His brother was the [[field hockey]] international [[Walter Twigg]].		The son of H. Twigg, he was born at [[Weeping Cross]] near [[Stafford]] in January 1893, and was educated at [[Repton School]]. After completing his education, he went to [[British India]].<ref name="REP">{{cite book\|title=Repton School Register, 1557–1910\|year=1910\|publisher=A. J. Lawrence\|location=Repton\|page=473\|url=https://archive.org/details/b28994218\|language=en}}</ref> While in India, he played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on two occasions in the [[Madras Presidency Match]]es of 1915 and 1917.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/First-Class_Matches.html\|title=First-Class Matches played by Charles Twigg\|publisher=CricketArchive\|access-date=24 November 2022\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Twigg served in the [[First World War]] in the [[British Indian Army]] Reserve, being commissioned as a [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries\|second lieutenant]] in May 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30199\|date=24 July 1917\|page=7499}}</ref> He had immigrated to South Africa by the 1920s, where he played first-class cricket for [[Eastern Province (cricket team)\|Eastern Province]] on four occasions between 1926 and 1931, three of which came in the [[CSA 4-Day Domestic Series\|Currie Cup]], with a fourth against the touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club]].<ref name="FCM"/> Across six first-class matches, Twigg scored 67 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)\|average]] of 7.44, with a highest score of 25 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/f_Batting_by_Team.html\|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Twigg\|publisher=CricketArchive\|access-date=24 November 2022\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> With his [[bowling (cricket)\|bowling]], he took 11 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 42.90, with best figures of 3 for 25.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/f_Bowling_by_Team.html\|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Twigg\|publisher=CricketArchive\|access-date=24 November 2022\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Twigg ran a business in South Africa manufacturing children's carriages.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Journal of the South African Institution of Engineers\|year=1947\|publisher=South African Institution of Engineers\|page=169\|volume=46–7\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-eYmAQAAIAAJ\|language=en}}</ref> He died at [[Pietermaritzburg]] in June 1986. His brother was the [[field hockey]] international [[Walter Twigg]].

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| country = South Africa
| fullname = Charles Hanbury Twigg
| birth_date = 29 January 1893
| birth_place = [[Weeping Cross]], [[Staffordshire]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1986|6|18|1893|1|29}}
| death_place = [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[Natal (province)|Natal]],<br>South Africa
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| batting = Unknown
| bowling = Unknown
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| club1 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year1 = 1915/16–1916/17
| club2 = [[Eastern Province (cricket team)|Eastern Province]]
| year2 = 1926/27–1930/31
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 6
| runs1 = 67
| bat avg1 = 7.44
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 25[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 798
| wickets1 = 11
| bowl avg1 = 42.90
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 3/25
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| date = 24 November
| year = 2022
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/charles-twigg-47621 Cricinfo
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'''Charles Hanbury Twigg''' (29 January 1893 – 18 June 1986) was an [[English people|English]]-born [[Demographics of South Africa|South African]] first-class [[cricket]]er.

The son of H. Twigg, he was born at [[Weeping Cross]] near [[Stafford]] in January 1893, and was educated at [[Repton School]]. After completing his education, he went to [[British India]].<ref name="REP">{{cite book|title=Repton School Register, 1557–1910|year=1910|publisher=A. J. Lawrence|location=Repton|page=473|url=https://archive.org/details/b28994218|language=en}}</ref> While in India, he played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on two occasions in the [[Madras Presidency Match]]es of 1915 and 1917.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Charles Twigg|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=24 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Twigg served in the [[First World War]] in the [[British Indian Army]] Reserve, being commissioned as a [[Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries|second lieutenant]] in May 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30199|date=24 July 1917|page=7499}}</ref> He had immigrated to South Africa by the 1920s, where he played first-class cricket for [[Eastern Province (cricket team)|Eastern Province]] on four occasions between 1926 and 1931, three of which came in the [[CSA 4-Day Domestic Series|Currie Cup]], with a fourth against the touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club]].<ref name="FCM"/> Across six first-class matches, Twigg scored 67 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 7.44, with a highest score of 25 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Twigg|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=24 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> With his [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]], he took 11 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 42.90, with best figures of 3 for 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14764/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Twigg|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=24 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Twigg ran a business in South Africa manufacturing children's carriages.<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the South African Institution of Engineers|year=1947|publisher=South African Institution of Engineers|page=169|volume=46–7|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Journal_of_the_South_African_Institution/-eYmAQAAIAAJ|language=en}}</ref> He died at [[Pietermaritzburg]] in June 1986. His brother was the [[field hockey]] international [[Walter Twigg]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=47621}}

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[[Category:1893 births]]
[[Category:1986 deaths]]
[[Category:People from the Borough of Stafford]]
[[Category:People educated at Repton School]]
[[Category:South African cricketers]]
[[Category:Europeans cricketers]]
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:English emigrants to South Africa]]
[[Category:South African people of English descent]]
[[Category:Eastern Province cricketers]]
[[Category:South African businesspeople]]