Charlie Absolom

Charles Alfred Absolom played cricket for Cambridge University, Kent and England in the period from 1866 to 1879.

Absolom was born at Blackheath, Kent, the son of Edward Absolom. He was educated at a school in Calne in Wiltshire, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was awarded cricket and athletics Blues at Cambridge University. He was nicknamed Cambridge Navvy, presumably because of his physique. Inmatches for the university he took over 100 wickets, and played in the Varsity Match in 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869. He tookwickets in the four matches and was on the winning Cambridge side in 1868 and 1869. He played several games for Gentlemen vs Players and in 1868 started playing for Kent. After Cambridge he enrolled at Inner Temple but did not complete his law studies.

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