Charles Palmer (cricketer)

Charles Henry Palmer CBE (15 May 1919 – 31 March 2005) was an English cricketer, who played for Leicestershire and Worcestershire from 1938 to 1959. He was born at Old Hill in Staffordshire. Palmer also played one Test match for England. He later went on to become a respected cricket administrator. He was awarded his CBE in 1984 for services to cricket in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Charles Palmer

CBE
Personal information
Full name
Charles Henry Palmer
Born(1919-05-15)15 May 1919
Old Hill, Staffordshire, England
Died31 March 2005(2005-03-31) (aged 85)
Leicester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Only Test6 February 1954 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 336
Runs scored 22 17,458
Batting average 11.00 31.74
100s/50s 0/0 33/98
Top score 22 201
Balls bowled 30 26,621
Wickets 0 365
Bowling average 25.15
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 8/7
Catches/stumpings 0/– 147/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 November 2019
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