Colonel Charles John Coventry, CB (26 February 1867 – 2 June 1929) was a British Army officer and an amateur cricketer who played in two retrospectively-recognised Test matches for England in 1899. Those were his only first-class appearances and he was never a member of any first-class county team. He was born in Marylebone, Middlesex, and died in Earl's Croome, Worcestershire.

The Honourable
Charles Coventry

Graves of Charles Coventry and of the 11th Earl of Coventry at St Nicholas' Church, Earl's Croome.
Personal information
Full name	Charles John Coventry
Born	(1867-02-26)26 February 1867 Marylebone, Middlesex
Died	2 June 1929(1929-06-02) (aged 62) Earl's Croome, Worcestershire
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 64)	12 March 1889 v South Africa
Last Test	26 March 1889 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 2 Runs scored 13 13 Batting average 13.00 13.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 12 12 Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 October 2022

Biography

Coventry was the second son of George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry. He was educated at Eton College.[1] In 1922, he took command of the re-formed Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry Brigade, now serving as 100 Field Brigade, Royal Artillery. He retired from the Yeomanry in 1925.[2]

Cricket

Coventry played his cricket for Worcestershire when it was still a minor county, that is, a county without first-class status. He was described as "a fair bat with a free style who can hit hard".^{[citation needed]}

When the English tour to South Africa in 1888–89 was being put together, because the South Africans were considered weak, weaker players were selected for the English team. Coventry was one of those players selected. England still won the two games against representative South African sides easily, though Coventry did not feature prominently in either game: he batted at number 10 and did not bowl.[3] On the whole tour he scored 174 runs at an average of 10.23 with a highest score of 33 not out, and took three wickets. He played no first-class cricket in his career other than in those two Tests.^{[citation needed]}

Family

Coventry married, in St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, on 16 January 1900, Lily Whitehouse, younger daughter of Mr. FitzHugh Whitehouse, of Newport, USA.[4] His younger son Francis briefly succeeded as 12th Earl of Coventry.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Charles Coventry at ESPNcricinfo

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