Charles Dryden (cricketer)

Charles Henry Dryden (13 January 1860 – 1 July 1943) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1885 to 1894.

Charles Dryden
Personal information
Full nameCharles Henry Dryden
Born(1860-01-13)13 January 1860
Wellington, New Zealand
Died1 July 1943(1943-07-01) (aged 83)
Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884-85 to 1894-95Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 177
Batting average 5.70
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 23
Balls bowled 2034
Wickets 76
Bowling average 11.42
5 wickets in innings 7
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 7/24
Catches/stumpings 12/0
Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2018

Cricket career

Charles Dryden was a leg-spin bowler – "a wily slow bowler, great in a tight corner"[1] – who achieved some impressive bowling figures for Wellington.

His best match figures were 12 for 93 (7 for 58 and 5 for 35) in a loss to Canterbury in 1889-90, when Albert Moss took all ten Wellington wickets in the first innings.[2] He twice took his best innings figures of 7 for 24: when Nelson needed 84 to win in 1886-87 he was mainly responsible for dismissing them for 70;[3] and in 1893-94 he helped dismiss Auckland for 77.[4]

Personal life

He worked as a building contractor in Wellington. He and his wife had a daughter and a son.[5]

References
  1. "Wellington As It Was: Sport 50 Years Ago". Evening Post. CXXI (151). 27 June 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "Canterbury v Wellington 1889-90". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Wellington v Nelson 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. "Auckland v Wellington 1893-94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. "Mr C. H. Dryden". Evening Post. CXXXVI (4). 5 July 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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