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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| | 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]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:South African businesspeople]] | [[Category:South African businesspeople]] | ||
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| Full name | Charles Hanbury Twigg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 January 1893 Weeping Cross, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1986 (aged 93) Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1915/16–1916/17 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926/27–1930/31 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Hanbury Twigg (29 January 1893 – 18 June 1986) was an English-born South African first-class cricketer.
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.[1] While in India, he played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team on two occasions in the Madras Presidency Matches of 1915 and 1917.[2] Twigg served in the First World War in the British Indian Army Reserve, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in May 1917.[3] He had immigrated to South Africa by the 1920s, where he played first-class cricket for Eastern Province on four occasions between 1926 and 1931, three of which came in the Currie Cup, with a fourth against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] Across six first-class matches, Twigg scored 67 runs at an average of 7.44, with a highest score of 25 not out.[4] With his bowling, he took 11 wickets at a bowling average of 42.90, with best figures of 3 for 25.[5] Twigg ran a business in South Africa manufacturing children's carriages.[6] He died at Pietermaritzburg in June 1986. His brother was the field hockey international Walter Twigg.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Repton School Register, 1557–1910. Repton: A. J. Lawrence. 1910. p. 473.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First-Class Matches played by Charles Twigg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "No. 30199". The London Gazette. 24 July 1917. p. 7499.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Twigg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Twigg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ Journal of the South African Institution of Engineers. Vol. 46–7. South African Institution of Engineers. 1947. p. 169.