Charles Wenman
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Charles Wenman was an English
cricket
er who played for Kent
. He was born in Benenden
.
Wenman made a single first-class appearance, in 1828, against Sussex
. Playing as a middle-order batsman, in the same team as his brother, Ned
, and his cousin George
, he scored three runs in the only innings in which he batted.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He was born in Benenden
Benenden
Benenden is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the Weald six miles to the west of Tenterden...
.
Wenman made a single first-class appearance, in 1828, against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
. Playing as a middle-order batsman, in the same team as his brother, Ned
Ned Wenman
Edward Gower Wenman was an English cricketer in the mid-19th century.Coming to eminence in 1831, he was a key member of the great Kent team of the 1840s and generally rated one of the best wicket-keepers of the period...
, and his cousin George
George Wenman
George Wenman was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1834. He was mainly associated with Kent and made 9 known appearances in first-class matches.-Bibliography:* Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1-2 , Lillywhite, 1862...
, he scored three runs in the only innings in which he batted.
External links
- Charles Wenman at Cricket Archive