Charles Rowley (cricketer)

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]

Cricket career

As a cricketer, Rowley was active 1870–1879: he played for Middlesex and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). [2]

References

  1. ^ Reginald Courtenay Welch, Harrow School (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. p. 305.
  2. ^ a b c Charles Rowley at CricketArchive
  3. ^ The new annual army list, militia list, yeomanry cavalry list, and Indian civil service list. London : John Murray. 1881. p. 229.
  4. ^ Snook, Colonel Mike (2013). Beyond the Reach of Empire: Wolseley's Failed Campaign to save Gordon and Khartoum. Frontline Books. p. 182. ISBN 9781848326019.
  5. ^ Keown-Boyd, Henry (1986). A Good Dusting: The Sudan Campaigns 1883-1899. Pen and Sword. p. 271. ISBN 9780436232886.
  6. ^ Snook, Colonel Mike (2013). Beyond the Reach of Empire: Wolseley's Failed Campaign to save Gordon and Khartoum. Frontline Books. p. 125. ISBN 9781848326019.


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