Charles Lodge Adamson
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Charles Lodge Adamson was an English
cricket
er. Adamson was a right-handed batsman. The son of Durham
cricketer and rugby union
international Charlie Adamson
, he was born in Haverton Hill
, County Durham
and educated at Durham School
, where he represented the school cricket team.
Adamson made his debut for Durham
against the Lancashire Second XI
in the 1926 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1926 to 1939, making 79 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made a single first-class
appearance for the Minor Counties against Oxford University
in 1934. Opening the batting in the first-innings with Robert Remnant, he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by Kenneth Jackson. In the Minor Counties second-innings he opened the batting with William Sime
, being for a duck
by Norman Mitchell-Innes. World War II
ended his cricket career prematurely in 1939.
His father, also called Charles
, played Minor counties cricket for Durham, as well as first-class cricket for Queensland, who he played for once while on the 1899 British Lions rugby union tour to Australia
. His uncle, Lewis Vaughan Lodge
, played international football for England
, as well as first-class cricket for Hampshire
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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. Adamson was a right-handed batsman. The son of Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
cricketer and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
international Charlie Adamson
Charlie Adamson
Charles "Charlie" Young Adamson was an English international rugby union utility back who played club rugby for Durham. Adamson played international rugby for the British Isles team on its 1899 tour of Australia...
, he was born in Haverton Hill
Haverton Hill
Haverton Hill is an area within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England.It is situated to the north of the River Tees, near Billingham. The A1046 is the main road linking to Stockton and the A19 in the west and Port Clarence and the A178 in the east.- History...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
and educated at Durham School
Durham School
Durham School, headmaster Martin George , is an independent British day and boarding school for boys and girls in Durham....
, where he represented the school cricket team.
Adamson made his debut for Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
against the Lancashire Second XI
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...
in the 1926 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1926 to 1939, making 79 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made a single first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
appearance for the Minor Counties against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in 1934. Opening the batting in the first-innings with Robert Remnant, he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by Kenneth Jackson. In the Minor Counties second-innings he opened the batting with William Sime
William Sime
William Arnold Sime was a South African-born cricketer. He was a right-hand batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler....
, being for a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
by Norman Mitchell-Innes. World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
ended his cricket career prematurely in 1939.
His father, also called Charles
Charlie Adamson
Charles "Charlie" Young Adamson was an English international rugby union utility back who played club rugby for Durham. Adamson played international rugby for the British Isles team on its 1899 tour of Australia...
, played Minor counties cricket for Durham, as well as first-class cricket for Queensland, who he played for once while on the 1899 British Lions rugby union tour to Australia
1899 British Lions tour to Australia
The 1899 British Isles tour to Australia was the fourth rugby union tour by a British Isles team and the second to Australia; though the first tour in 1888 was a private venture, making the 1899 tour the first official undertaking of Australia...
. His uncle, Lewis Vaughan Lodge
Lewis Vaughan Lodge
Lewis Vaughan Lodge was an English footballer who represented the England national football team. He also played first-class cricket with Hampshire.-Sporting career:...
, played international football for England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
, as well as first-class cricket for 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...
.
External links
- Charles Adamson at ESPNcricinfo
- Charles Adamson at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...