Charles Oakes (cricketer)
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| Full name | Charles Oakes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1912 Horsham, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 2007 (aged 95) Tonbridge, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg-break and googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Brother Jack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1954 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 9 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Oakes (10 August 1912 – 19 December 2007) was an English cricketer active from 1935 to 1954[1] who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsham and died in Tonbridge. A noted all rounder, he appeared in 288 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled leg break and googly (LBG). He scored 10,893 runs with a highest score of 160 among fourteen centuries and took 458 wickets with a best performance of eight for 147. Oakes was awarded his county cap by Sussex in 1937 and had a benefit season in 1954 which raised £4,100. He was the elder brother of Jack Oakes.[2]
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