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Samuel Powell (cricketer)
Samuel Norman Powell (after March 1878 – 18 March 1931) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire (cricket), umpire. Powell was born in 1878 at Chelsea, London, Chelsea. He was employed in British India in a paper manufacturing business in Kolkata, Calcutta. He played first-class cricket in India for the Europeans cricket team, making his debut against the Parsis cricket team, Parsees in the 1905–06 Bombay Quadrangular, Bombay Presidency Match. Two further appearances followed against the same opposition in the 1907–08 Bombay Triangular and Bombay Presidency matches. In his three first-class matches, he scored 49 runs with a highest score of 32, in addition to taking a single wicket. He also stood as umpire (cricket), umpire in a first-class fixture between the Europeans and the Hindus cricket team, Hindus in the 1906–07 Bombay Presidency Match. In June 1911, he undertook divorce proceedings against his wife, for her infidelity with his principal assistant Wilfred K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an area in West London, England, due south-west of Kilometre zero#Great Britain, Charing Cross by approximately . It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the SW postcode area, south-western postal area. Chelsea historically formed a manor and parish in the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex, which became the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea in 1900. It merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington, forming the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea upon the creation of Greater London in 1965. The exclusivity of Chelsea as a result of its high property prices historically resulted in the coining of the term "Sloane Ranger" in the 1970s to describe some of its residents, and some of those of nearby areas. Chelsea is home to one of the largest communities of Americans living outside the United States, with 6.53% of Chelsea residents having been born in the U.S. History Early history The word ''Chelsea'' (also formerly ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
