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Full name | Charles Groves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 January 1896 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 June 1949 Danby, Yorkshire, England | (aged 53)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1923–1928 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 30 October 2022 |
Charles Groves (13 January 1896 — 14 December 1969) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Groves was born at Leith in December 1896 and was educated in Edinburgh at George Heriot's School. [1] He served in the First World War, enlisting as a private in the 5th Royal Scots. [1] He gained the commissioned rank of second lieutenant in November 1916, [2] with promotion to lieutenant following in April 1918. [3] He saw action during the war on the Western Front and the Gallipoli campaign. [1] A club cricketer for Heriot's Former Pupils, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Surrey at Glasgow in 1923. He made three further first-class appearances for Scotland, against Wales in 1924, Lancashire in 1925, and Ireland in 1928. [4] Playing as an all-rounder in the Scottish side, Groves scored 150 runs in his four matches at an average of 18.75; he made one half century score of 64. [5] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 31.55, with best figures of 3 for 83. [6] Groves died in December 1969 in England at Danby, Yorkshire.