Charles Chapman (cricketer, born 1806)
Charles Chapman (1806 – 10 September 1892) was an English amateur cricketer and a priest in Church of England
Chapman was admitted to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in 1825.[1] An occasional wicket-keeper, he made six known appearances in important matches from 1825 to 1831, playing for Cambridge University Cricket Club. He was president of the Cambridge Union in 1829 and graduated BA in 1830 as 24th Wrangler. He was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1832 and was a curate of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, 1832–45 and rector of Acrise, Kent, 1846–71.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Chapman, Charles (CHPN825C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Bibliography
- Haygarth, Arthur (1996) [1862]. Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. ISBN 978-19-00592-23-9.
Categories:
- 1806 births
- 1892 deaths
- English cricketers of 1787 to 1825
- English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
- Cambridge University cricketers
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
- 19th-century English Anglican priests
- Presidents of the Cambridge Union
- People from Folkestone and Hythe District
- English cricket biography, 1800s birth stubs