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Charles Rowley (cricketer)
English cricketer and army officer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Robert Rowley (29 December 1849 – 5 April 1933) was an English army officer and first-class cricketer.
Life
He was born in Marylebone, the son of Sir Charles Robert Rowley, 4th Baronet, and was educated at Harrow School.[1][2]
Rowley joined the Grenadier Guards as an ensign in 1869, rising to become captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1879.[3] (The double-rank system, an anachronism after the abolition of the purchase of commissions, was still used in the Guards.)[4] He took part in the Mahdist War as part of the Guards Camel Regiment, leading the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.[5] During the Nile Expedition, Lord Wolseley encountered Rowley as he returned to Dongola, and was not impressed: "struck me as of little use—I believe he plays cricket well."[6]
Rowley died in Kensington.[2]
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Cricket career
As a cricketer, Rowley was active 1870–1879: he played for Middlesex and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). [2]
References
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