Charles Edward Middleton (21 December 1868 – 5 February 1938) was an English

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er who played for

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between 1896 and 1903. Middleton was born in

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, the son of Thomas Midleton, an engine fitter, and his wife Mary. He became an active member of

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. Middleton played his debut first-class match for Derbyshire in the 1896 season against

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, in a narrow victory for the team, though Middleton did not make a run and bowled only one over for the team. He played two County Championship appearances in the 1899 season, but in spite of Middleton's decent scores in the lower order, Derbyshire lost both games and ended the season at the bottom of the table. Middleton played just one further first-class match for the team, in the

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season. He was a right-handed batsman and played 8 innings in 4 first-class matches with a top score of 21 and an average of 6.71. He was a leg-break bowler who bowled 20 balls without taking a first-class wicket.Charles Middleton at Cricket Archive
/ref> Middleton died at Queen's Park,

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at the age of 69.

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