Charles Trower

Charles Francis Trower (21 April 1817 – 3 June 1891) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Charles Trower
Personal information
Full nameCharles Francis Trower
Born21 April 1817
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died3 June 1891(1891-06-03) (aged 74)
Kensington, London, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18381840Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 116
Batting average 19.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 48
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2020

The son of John Trower, he was born at Marylebone in April 1817. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Exeter College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University, playing twice in 1838 against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Cambridge University, before making a third appearance against the MCC in 1840.[3] He scored a total of 116 runs in his three matches, at an average of 19.33 and a high score of 48.[4]

A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in November 1842.[5] He was the secretary of presentations to Lord Chancellor Westbury in 1862 and was also the author of a number of legal publications.[5] Trower died at Kensington in June 1891.

References

  1. "Player profile: Charles Trower". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1442.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Trower". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Trower". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. pp. 472.
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