Charles Sawyer (sportsman)
| Full name | Charles Montague Sawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 March 1856 Rusholme, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 1921 (aged 65) Ormskirk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1884 | Lancashire County Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Montague Sawyer (20 March 1856[1] – 30 March 1921[2]) was an English cricketer, and rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and early 1890s. He played representative level cricket for Lancashire, Gentlemen of Lancashire, and at club level for Broughton Cricket Club [1], and representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Broughton RUFC and Southport RFC, as a Three-quarters, e.g. Wing, or Centre.
Cricket
He appeared in two first-class matches with Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1884 as a right-handed batsman, scoring 21 runs with a highest score of 11*.[3]
Rugby
Charles Sawyer won caps for England while at Broughton RUFC in the 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union matches against Scotland, and scored a try in the 1880–81 Home Nations rugby union matches against Ireland.[4]
Personal life
Sawyer married in 1886 in the Altrincham district.[5]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Charles Sawyer at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". ESPNscrum. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Charles Sawyer at ESPNscrum (archived)