Charles Napier (cricketer)

English cricketer and clergyman

Charles Napier

Personal information

Full name|

Charles Walter Albyn Napier

Born| 28 October 1817
East Pennard, Somerset,
England
Died| 23 December 1908(1908-12-23) (aged 91)
Chichester, Sussex, England
Batting| Unknown
Bowling| Unknown-arm fast
Relations| Milo Talbot (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1838| Marylebone Cricket Club
1838-1839| Oxford University
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 8
Runs scored | 120
Batting average | 8.57
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 21
Catches/stumpings | 2/–

Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2019

Charles Walter Albyn Napier (28 October 1817 - 23 December 1908) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Gerard Martin Berkely Napier and his wife, Mary Paul Napier, he was born at East Pennard, Somerset.[1] He was educated at Harrow School,[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1838, following this up by featuring in the return fixture at Lord's.[4] In the same year he made his debut for Oxford University against Cambridge University, before featuring in three further matches for Oxford in 1839 and obtaining his blue.[5] He also featured for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team against the MCC in 1839.[4] His final first-class appearance came in 1841 for the Fast Bowlers in the Fast v Slow match of 1841 at Lord's.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, he became an Anglican clergyman. He was the vicar of St Peter's Church at Evercreech in 1843, before becoming the rector at Wiston, Sussex.[3] He was later the prebendary of Chichester Cathedral.[1] He died at Chichester in December 1908.[5] His wife, Marianne Flora Etruria Talbot, the daughter of James Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot of Malahide, predeceased him by 30 years. The couple had two sons.[1] His nephew, Milo Talbot, also played first-class cricket.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Reverend Charles Walter Albyn Napier". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
2. ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. pp. 99.
3. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Napier, Charles Walter Albyn" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co - via Wikisource.
4. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Charles Napier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
5. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1909". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Charles Napier at ESPNcricinfo