Charles Sharp (6 February 1848 – 23 September 1903) was an English cricketer. Sharp was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Horsham, Sussex.
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| Full name | Charles Sharp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1848-09-06)6 September 1848 Horsham, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 1903(1903-09-23) (aged 55) England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1873–1884 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davey made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval in 1873. He made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire at the Fartown Ground, Huddersfield, in 1884.[1] In his seventeen first-class matches for the county, he scored 345 runs at an average of 11.12, with a high score of 54.[2] This score was his only half century and came against Gloucestershire in 1873.[3] With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 15.28, with best figures of 6/34.[4] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Kent in 1879.[5]
Sharp was club captain of Sussex in the 1879 season. He died on 23 September 1903.