Charles Edward Grainger (22 November 1858 — 19 September 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
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| Full name | Charles Edward Grainger | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1858 South Kensington, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 September 1934(1934-09-19) (aged 75) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1879 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Charles Thornton Grainger, he was born at South Kensington in November 1858. He was educated at Marlborough College,[1] where he played for the college cricket team in 1876 and 1877.[2] From Marlborough he matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] While studying at Cambridge, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Surrey at The Oval in 1879.[4] Batting at number eleven in the Cambridge first innings, he was dismissed without scoring by George Strachan. With Cambridge requiring 3 runs to win the match in their second innings, Grainger was promoted to open the batting alongside Philip Morton, scoring 2 of the 3 runs required for victory.[5]
After graduating from Cambridge, Grainger who was a student of Lincoln's Inn, was called to the bar to practice as a barrister in November 1881.[6] Alongside his legal practice, Grainger was also a wine merchant.[3] He died at Kensington in September 1934.[2]