Charlie Absolom

Charlie Absolom
Personal information
Full name
Charles Alfred Absolom
Born(1846-06-07)7 June 1846
Blackheath, Kent
Died30 July 1889(1889-07-30) (aged 43)
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
NicknameCambridge Navvy
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 12)2 January 1879 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1866–1869Cambridge University
1868–1879Kent
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 99
Runs scored 58 2,515
Batting average 29.00 15.05
100s/50s 0/1 0/4
Top score 52 94
Balls bowled 0 13,036
Wickets 282
Bowling average 19.47
5 wickets in innings 19
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 7/45
Catches/stumpings 0/– 127/–
Source: CricInfo, 19 March 2017

Charles Alfred Absolom (7 June 1846 – 30 July 1889) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Kent County Cricket Club and England in the period from 1866 to 1879.