Richard Charteris
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| Full name | Richard Charteris | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1822 Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 March 1874 (aged 51) Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Hugo Charteris (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1847 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The Hon. Richard Charteris DL (25 July 1822 – 16 March 1874) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Life[edit]
The son of Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, he was born in July 1822 at Aberlady, East Lothian. He entered into the British Army when he purchased the rank of first lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade in October 1842,[1] before purchasing the rank of captain in May 1847.[2] In the summer of 1847, he played a single first-class cricket match for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Cambridge University at Lord's.[3] Batting twice in the match, he batted at number eleven and ended the MCC first innings of 84 all out unbeaten without scoring. In their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by William Hammersley.[4]
In the winter of 1847, he was made a lieutenant and captain.[5] By 1854 he had transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, gaining promotion without purchase to captain and lieutenant colonel.[6] He retired from active service in November 1862,[7] before coming out of retirement in June 1864, joining the Grenadier Guards.[8] In May of the same year he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of County Tipperary in Ireland.[9] He had served for many years as the aide de camp to the Duke of Cambridge.[10]
Death and legacy[edit]
Charteris died at his Grosvenor Square dwelling on the evening of 16 March 1874, having been suffering from an incurable disease.[11] His nephew Hugo Charteris also played first-class cricket.
References[edit]
- ^ "No. 20148". The London Gazette. 7 October 1842. p. 2704.
- ^ "No. 20733". The London Gazette. 14 May 1847. p. 1750.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Charteris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Cambridge University, 1847". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 20788". The London Gazette. 1 October 1847. p. 3474.
- ^ "No. 21572". The London Gazette. 14 July 1854. p. 2192.
- ^ "No. 22683". The London Gazette. 21 November 1862. p. 5564.
- ^ "No. 22863". The London Gazette. 14 June 1864. p. 3073.
- ^ "No. 7434". The Edinburgh Gazette. 24 May 1864. p. 697.
- ^ Deaths. Northampton Mercury. 21 March 1874. p. 3
- ^ Town and Country Talk. Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. 22 March 1874. p. 11