Charles Samuel Everett (17 June 1901 – 10 October 1970) was an Australian

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from 1921 to 1930. Everett was born in Sydney and educated at Newington College (1917–1918). A right-arm fast medium bowler and left-handed batsman for Petersham Cricket Club,Pollard (1988), p.434. Everett took 134 wickets at first-class level at an

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of 27.11 runs per wicket. He was chosen as part of the Australian squad to tour in England in 1926 but illness and poor form meant he missed selection for the

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. His best

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, 6/23, were taken against

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in January 1930; in the same match

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scored his then-record 452.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Everett, Sam 1901 births 1970 deaths People educated at Newington College New South Wales cricketers Australian cricketers People from Marrickville

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