Charles Montague Sawyer (20 March 1856
– 30 March 1921
) was an English
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
er, and
rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and early 1890s. He played representative level cricket for
Lancashire, Gentlemen of Lancashire, and at club level for Broughton Cricket Clu
and representative level rugby union (RU) for
England national rugby union team, England, and at club level for Broughton RUFC and
Southport RFC, as a
Three-quarters, e.g.
Wing, or
Centre.
Cricket
He appeared in two
first-class matches with
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in English cricket. The club has held first-class status since it was founded in 1864. Lancashire's home is Old Trafford Cricket Ground, although the team also play ...
in 1884 as a right-handed
batsman, scoring 21
runs with a highest score of 11
*.
Charles Sawyer at ESPNcricinfo
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Rugby
Charles Sawyer won caps for England national rugby union team, England while at Broughton RUFC in the 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union matches The 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union matches were a series of international rugby union friendlies held between the England, Ireland and Scotland national rugby union teams.
The only recognised competition held between the countries was the ...
against Scotland, and scored a try in the 1880–81 Home Nations rugby union matches against Ireland.
Personal life
Sawyer married in 1886 in the Altrincham district.
References
External links
Statistics at espnscrum.com
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1856 births
1921 deaths
Broughton RUFC players
England international rugby union players
English cricketers
English rugby union players
Lancashire cricketers
People from Rusholme
category:Rugby union players from Greater Manchester
Rugby union halfbacks