Charles Yaldren

Charles Yaldren
Personal information
Full name
Charles Henry Yaldren
Born(1891-12-08)8 December 1891
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died23 October 1916(1916-10-23) (aged 24)
Thiepval, Picardy, France
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled 66
Wickets 1
Bowling average 60.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/52
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2009

Charles Henry Yaldren (8 December 1891 — 23 October 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and soldier.

The son of Charles Henry Yaldren senior, he was born at Southampton in December 1891.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge University at Southampton in 1912.[2] Described as a "useful bowler and tail-end bat", he was run out for 8 runs in his only first-class innings, while with his bowling he took one wicket in the match, that of Geoffrey Hopley.[3] Yaldren served in the First World War as a private in the 1st Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment. He was killed in action at Thiepval on 23 October 1916, during the First Battle of the Somme.[1] His body was never recovered, but he is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial.[4]

  1. ^ a b McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 284. ISBN 978-1473864191.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Yaldren". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Hampshire v Cambridge University, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Private Charles Henry Yaldren". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022.