Charles Allix Wilkinson (9 August 1813 – 18 April 1889) was an English

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and a

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who played in eight

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matches for

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

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and the Gentlemen between 1833 and 1835. He was born at

Swaffham Prior Swaffham Prior is a small village in East Cambridgeshire, England. Lying 5 miles west of Newmarket, and two miles south west of Burwell, the village is often paired with its neighbour Swaffham Bulbeck, and are collectively referred to as 'Th ...

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and died at

Boxworth Boxworth is a village in South Cambridgeshire, situated about eight miles to the north-west of Cambridge. It falls under the Papworth Everard and Caxton ward and lies within the diocese of Ely. The village covers an area of 1,053 ha. (2,602 a.) ...

, also in Cambridgeshire. Wilkinson was educated at

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and at

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. He played cricket for Eton as a middle-order batsman and a bowler and appeared in the 1832

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match at

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, when he was captain of the Eton team. It is not known whether he was right- or left-handed in either batting or bowling. At

, he appeared in six games over three seasons that have since been designated as first-class, and was successful as a batsman. Against the

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in 1833, he played an innings of 58 which was the highest of the match; against the

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(MCC) in 1835, he opened the innings and

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for an unbeaten 86 out of a total of 170. He played in the 1834 Gentlemen v Players game, but made no impact. The

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between the cricket clubs of Oxford and Cambridge Universities was not played in the seasons that Wilkinson was in the Cambridge side. Wilkinson became a Fellow of King's College in 1836 and graduated from Cambridge University with a

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degree in 1837, which converted to a

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in 1841. In 1841 also, he was ordained in the

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as a

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, becoming a priest the following year. From 1843 to 1865, he was the domestic chaplain to

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover Ernest Augustus (german: Ernst August; 5 June 177118 November 1851) was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to become a m ...

and to his successor,

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, the kingship of

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having separated from that of the United Kingdom at the death of

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in 1837, when

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succeeded to the UK throne. Returning to England in 1865, he was vicar of

Sixhills Sixhills is a village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about south-east from Market Rasen. It lies just south of the A631 between Market Rasen and Ludford. It is in the civil parish of North Willingham. The Church of Al ...

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and rector of nearby

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to 1879, and then rector of Boxworth and of

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in Cambridgeshire to his death in 1889. He wrote a book about his experiences at the court of Hanover. Wilkinson's nephew, Edward Wilkinson, was also a first-class cricketer for Cambridge University.

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