Charles Thring

Charles Henry Meredith Thring (21 January 1861 — 11 April 1939) was an English first-class cricketer and scholastic agent.

Charles Thring

Personal information

Full name

Charles Henry Meredith Thring

Born

21 October 1861
Uppingham, Rutland, England

Died

11 April 1939 (aged 77)
Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Batting

Unknown

Bowling

Right-arm fast

Relations

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1889

Career statistics

Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2021

The son of John Charles Thring, a schoolmaster at Uppingham School, he was born at Uppingham in January 1861. He was educated at Marlborough College.^[1] Thring played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1889.^[2] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed in for 12 runs by Reginald Moss in the MCC first innings.^[3] Thring was a partner in the scholastic agency Askin, Gabbitas and Thring,^[4] which recruited schoolmasters to English public schools; the company still operates as of 2024. Thring died in April 1939 at Chilcompton, Somerset.^[5] His uncle, Theodore Thring, also played first-class cricket.

References edit

^ De Lisle, George Walter (1870). Marlborough College Register, From 1843 to 1869 Inclusive. R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor. p. 216.
^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Thring". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ Kelly's Post Office London Directory. Kelly's Directory. 1891. p. 1399.
^ Bequests By Former Resident of Somerset. Western Daily Press. 21 June 1939. p. 7