Charles Posnett

Charles Edward Posnett (29 May 1914 – 25 August 1997) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Charles Posnett

Personal information
Full name	Charles Edward Posnett
Born	29 May 1914 Belfast, Ireland
Died	27 August 1997 (aged 83) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947	Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 46 Batting average 23.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 26 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 October 2018

Posnett was born at Belfast and was educated in the city at Connell's Institute.[1] A club cricketer for Woodvale and Downpatrick,[1] he made one appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Derbyshire at Buxton during Ireland's 1947 tour of England.[2] Batting twice during the match, he joint top scored with 26 runs alongside Stuart Pollock, before being dismissed by Dusty Rhodes, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 20 runs by Eric Marsh.[3] All six of his appearances for Ireland came in 1947, with Posnett also featuring in five minor fixtures, including three matches against the touring South Africans played at Belfast and Dublin.[4][1] Outside of cricket, Posnett worked as a council sanitary official.[1] He died at Belfast in August 1997.

References

1. "Player profile: Charles Edward Posnett". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Posnett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
3. "Derbyshire v Ireland, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
4. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Charles Posnett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

External links

• Charles Posnett at ESPNcricinfo