Charles Addis (2 February 1902 – 15 August 1983) was an English

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er. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler who played first-class cricket for

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. Addis made his debut during the 1924 season, playing against

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, against whom he took three wickets with the ball. His contribution with the bat, an innings of 38 from eighth in the batting order, was to prove the only time he would take to the field with a bat in his hand. Northamptonshire beat their university opponents by an innings margin. Addis's second and final first-class appearance came against the very same team almost exactly two years later, with the same result, thanks to century innings from team-mates William Adams and

John Timms John Edward Timms (3 November 1906 – 18 March 1980) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and a part time right arm medium pace bowler. Timms made his first-class debu ...

. Addis took one wicket in the first innings of the match, and in the second, bowled four overs, conceding just one run.Charles Addis
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