Charles_Chapman_(cricketer,_born_1806)

Charles Chapman (cricketer, born 1806)

Charles Chapman (cricketer, born 1806)

English cricketer and priest

Charles Chapman (1806 – 10 September 1892) was an English amateur cricketer and a priest in Church of England

Chapman was admitted to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in 1825.[1] An occasional wicket-keeper, he made six known appearances in first-class cricket from 1825 to 1831, playing for Cambridge University Cricket Club.[2] He was president of the Cambridge Union in 1829 and graduated BA in 1830 as 24th Wrangler. He was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1832 and was a curate of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, 1832–45 and rector of Acrise, Kent, 1846–71.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Chapman, Charles (CHPN825C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. [2]
    CricketArchive. Retrieved on 8 August 2009.


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