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.
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Full name | Charles Gough Littlehales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1871-05-20)20 May 1871 Bulphan, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 August 1945(1945-08-28) (aged 74) Wickham Bishops, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1896–1904 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2011 |
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 parish Vicar at Allensmore, Herefordshire from 1930 to at least 1941.[4] Littlehales died at Wickham Bishops, Essex on 28 August 1945.