Charles Samuel Winning (17 July 1889 – 20 April 1967) was an Australian

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er active from 1914 to 1920 who played for

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and the Australian Imperial Force Touring XI. He was born in

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and died in

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. He appeared in 28 first-class matches as a right-handed

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who

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right arm medium pace. He scored 253 runs with a highest score of 30 and took 67

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s with a best performance of six for 30. Although he played for New South Wales at junior level before the

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, he never took part in the

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and all his first-class appearances were for the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Touring XI. He retired after the AIF team disbanded.Charles Winning at ''CricketArchive''
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1889 births 1967 deaths Australian cricketers Australian Imperial Force Touring XI cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1880s-stub