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Charles Hall (cricketer, Born 1906)
Charles Henry Hall (5 April 1906 – 11 December 1976) was an English first-class cricketer, who played 23 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1928 and 1934. He also appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI during this time. Born in York, England, Hall was a right arm medium fast bowler, who took 45 wickets at 27.24, with a best of 6 for 71 against Middlesex County Cricket Club, Middlesex. He had another fine match against Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire, bagging 5 for 27. As a right-handed batsman, Hall scored 67 runs at 5.15, with a top score of 15 not out. He also took 11 catches in the field. Hall died in December 1976 in Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England. References External linksCricinfo Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Charles 1906 births 1976 deaths Yorkshire cricketers Cricketers from York English cricketers English cricketers of 1919 to 1945 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-class Cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each, although in practice a team might play only one innings or none at all. The etymology of "first-class cricket" is unknown, but it was used loosely before it acquired official status in 1895, following a meeting of leading English clubs. At a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) in 1947, it was formally defined on a global basis. A significant omission of the ICC ruling was any attempt to define first-class cricket retrospectively. That has left historians, and especially statisticians, with the problem of how to categorise earlier matches, especially those played in Great Britain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |