Charles Sharp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Sharp

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1848

Place of Birth: Horsham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Sep-1903

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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. 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.
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.
This score was his only half century and came against Gloucestershire in 1873.
With the ball, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 15.28, with best figures of 6/34.
These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Kent in 1879.Sharp was club captain of Sussex in the 1879 season.
He died on 23 September 1903.