Charles Powlett
English cricket patron and administrator (1728–1809) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Charles Powlett, see Charles Powlett (disambiguation).
The Reverend Charles Powlett (1728 – 29 January 1809) was a noted patron of English cricket who has been described as the mainstay, if not the actual founder, of the Hambledon Club.[1] Powlett held an important position in the administration of cricket and was a member of the committee which revised and codified the Laws of Cricket in 1774.[1]