Charles Deane (cricketer)
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Charles Gerrard Deane played first-class
cricket
for Somerset
from 1907 to 1913. He was born at Oakhill
, Somerset
and died at Multan
, then in India
, now in Pakistan
.
Educated at Taunton School
, Deane was a middle or lower order right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played fairly regularly for Somerset in the poor season of 1907, though his batting average in 14 matches was only 10.91 and his highest score was just 47. The figures for half a dozen matches in 1908 were even worse, and he did not play in 1909.
In 1910 he returned and scored exactly 50 in the first innings of the match with Lancashire
at Old Trafford; he also took the wicket that broke a second-wicket stand of 295 made in 130 minutes between Alfred Hartley
and Johnny Tyldesley
in Lancashire's innings. The following year, 1911, Deane made his highest score with 78 in a high-scoring match against Hampshire
at Southampton
. He did not play after the end of June 1911, and limited appearances in 1912 and 1913 were not successful.
According to his obituary in Wisden's 1915 edition, Deane died of "fever" while serving in India with the "1st Detachment of the 5th Devon Territorials". The 5th battalion had arrived at Karachi on 11 November and had been deployed to Multan, where Deane died.
First-class cricket
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cricket
Cricket
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for Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
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from 1907 to 1913. He was born at Oakhill
Oakhill
Oakhill, Somerset is a village located approximately north of Shepton Mallet between the A37 and the A367 . Oakhill is today is mainly a commuter village of in size, but it is more famous for its past activities which include its brewing....
, Somerset
Somerset
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and died at Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
, then in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, now in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
Educated at Taunton School
Taunton School
Taunton School is a co-educational independent school in the county town of Taunton in Somerset in South West England. It serves boarding and day-school pupils from the ages of 13 to 18....
, Deane was a middle or lower order right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played fairly regularly for Somerset in the poor season of 1907, though his batting average in 14 matches was only 10.91 and his highest score was just 47. The figures for half a dozen matches in 1908 were even worse, and he did not play in 1909.
In 1910 he returned and scored exactly 50 in the first innings of the match with Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
at Old Trafford; he also took the wicket that broke a second-wicket stand of 295 made in 130 minutes between Alfred Hartley
Alfred Hartley
Alfred Hartley, born at New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 11, 1879 and died near Maissemy, France on October 9, 1918, was a cricketer who played for Lancashire....
and Johnny Tyldesley
Johnny Tyldesley
Johnny Tyldesley was a Lancashire and England cricketer and for many years the finest professional batsman in county cricket.-Life and career:...
in Lancashire's innings. The following year, 1911, Deane made his highest score with 78 in a high-scoring match against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
at Southampton
County Ground, Southampton
The County Ground in Southampton, England was a former cricket and football ground. It was the home of Hampshire County Cricket Club from the 1885 English cricket season until the 2000 English cricket season...
. He did not play after the end of June 1911, and limited appearances in 1912 and 1913 were not successful.
According to his obituary in Wisden's 1915 edition, Deane died of "fever" while serving in India with the "1st Detachment of the 5th Devon Territorials". The 5th battalion had arrived at Karachi on 11 November and had been deployed to Multan, where Deane died.