Charles Marriott
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For the Anglican priest, see Charles Marriott (priest). For the rugby union player, see Charles Marriott (rugby union). For the Oxford University cricketer and cricket administrator, see Charles Marriott (cricketer, born 1848).
Charles Stowell "Father" Marriott (14 September 1895 – 13 October 1966) was an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Lancashire, Cambridge University and Kent. Marriott played between 1919 and 1938 and was considered one of the best leg-break and googly bowlers of the time. He went on to teach, having served during World War I in the British Army.
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Full name | Charles Stowell Marriott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1895-09-14)14 September 1895 Heaton Moor, Stockport, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 October 1966(1966-10-13) (aged 71) Dollis Hill, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Father | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 270) | 12 August 1933 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1919–1921 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1920–1921 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924–1937 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 30 October 2009 |
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Marriott played in one Test match for the England cricket team in 1933 at the age of 37, taking 11 wickets.