Charles Cumberland (Australian cricketer)

Charles Burrell Cumberland (21 February 1828 – 17 December 1875)^[1] was an Australian cricketer, born in Bermuda. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria in the 1850s.^[2]

Charles Cumberland

Personal information
Full name	Charles Burrell Cumberland
Born	(1828-02-21)21 February 1828 Bermuda
Died	17 December 1875(1875-12-17) (aged 47) Bareilly, British India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1855–1857	Victoria
Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2015

Cumberland's father, Charles Brownlow Cumberland (1801–1882) was a major general in the British Army. In 1842, he and his family moved to Hobart, where he commanded the 59th Regiment for several years.^[3]

Charles Burrell Cumberland was born in Bermuda while his father was stationed there. He was educated in Tasmania, lived in England between 1849 and 1853, then returned to Australia.^[1] Between 1854 and 1862, he lived in Melbourne, where he worked as a judge's associate for Redmond Barry. He played cricket as a batsman and brilliant fieldsman for Melbourne Cricket Club.^[4][1]

In the 1860s Cumberland moved to India, where he worked as a tea planter and government surveyor. He married Marianne Cowans in Calcutta in 1865, and they had a son. Marianne died in India in 1869, and Charles in 1875.^[1]