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Charles Wright (cricketer)
Charles William Wright (27 May 1863 – 10 January 1936) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University between 1882 English cricket season, 1882 and 1885 English cricket season, 1885 and for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire between 1882 and 1899 English cricket season, 1899. Wright also played many first-class cricket games for the Marylebone Cricket Club. His Test cricket, Test match career was limited to three appearances for English cricket team, England against South African cricket team, South Africa in 1895-96 South African cricket season, 1895-96. Wright was an opening batsman and wicket-keeper. Wright was educated at Charterhouse School, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge. In total Wright went on four overseas tours, all of which were captained by Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, Lord Hawke. These were to the United States cricket team, United States and Canadian cricket te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harewood, West Yorkshire
Harewood ( ) is a village, civil parishes in England, civil parish, former Manorialism, manor and ecclesiastical parish, in West Yorkshire, England, today in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 3,734. Etymology The name of Harewood is first attested in the tenth-century Rushworth Gospels manuscript, in the form ''æt Harawuda'' ('at Harewood'); it is next attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, as ''Hareuuode''. Although consideration has been given to an origin involving the Old English word ''hār'' ('grey'), commentators agree that, as the name's present-day form suggests, the name comes from the Old English words ''hara'' ('hare') and ''wudu'' ('wood'). Thus it once meant 'wood characterised by hares'. Location Harewood sits in the Harewood (ward), Harewood electoral ward, ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency), Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. The A61 road, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
