Charles Littlehales

Charles Littlehales

Personal information
Full name	Charles Gough Littlehales
Born	20 May 1871 Bulphan, Essex, England
Died	28 August 1945 (aged 74) Wickham Bishops, Essex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1896–1904	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 109 Batting average 12.11 100s/50s –/– Top score 23 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 4/1
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2011

Rev. Charles Gough Littlehales M.A. (20 May 1871 – 28 August 1945) was an English cricketer. Littlehales was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Bulphan, Essex and was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow,^[1] before later attending Exeter College, Oxford.

Littlehales made his first-class debut for Essex against Surrey in the 1896 County Championship. He made five further first-class appearances for Essex, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1904 County Championship.^[2] In his six first-class appearances, he scored 109 runs at an average of 12.11, with a high score of 23. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made a single stumping.^[3]

A member of the Anglican Clergy, Littlehales worked as a Reverend at Allensmore, Herefordshire from 1930 to at least 1941.^[4] Littlehales died at Wickham Bishops, Essex on 28 August 1945.

References

1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1945". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Littlehales". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Littlehales". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
4. "Allensmore Kellys Herefordshire and Shropshire Directory 1941". www.parishmouse.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

External links

• Charles Littlehales at ESPNcricinfo
• Charles Littlehales at CricketArchive