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Charles Knapp (cricketer)
Charles Arthur Knapp (27 November 1845 – 9 September 1927) was a New Zealand sportsman. He played in nine first-class cricket matches for Wellington cricket team, Wellington from 1873 to 1885, and was prominent in many other sports. Life and career Born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Knapp was educated at Lancing College and Oxford University. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1871, and worked for the AMP Limited, Australian Mutual Provident Society in Wellington until 1881, when he joined the Ministry of Works and Development, Public Works Department as a Computer (occupation), computer. He retired in 1891 and spent the rest of his life as a "private gentleman" in Wellington, sharing a residence with Martin Chapman King's Counsel, KC. He was a director of the Wellington Cable Car, Kelburn Tram Company. In his second first-class match, in March 1874, Knapp made 37, the highest score of the match on either side, in a Result (cricket), tie between Wellington and Nelson cricket team, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleaford
Sleaford is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. On the edge of the The Fens, Fenlands, it is north-east of Grantham, west of Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston, and south of Lincoln, England, Lincoln. It is the largest settlement in North Kesteven with a population of 19,807 in United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021. Centred on the former parish of New Sleaford, the modern boundaries and urban area include Quarrington, Lincolnshire, Quarrington to the south-west, Holdingham to the north-west and Old Sleaford to the east. The town is bypassed by the A17 road (England), A17 and the A15 road (England), A15 roads. Sleaford railway station is on the Poacher Line, Nottingham to Skegness (via Grantham) and Peterborough–Lincoln line, Peterborough to Lincoln lines. The first settlement formed in the Iron Age where a prehistoric track crossed the River Slea. It was likely home to a mint for the Corieltauvi in the 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
