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Charles Coventry (British Army officer)

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was being put together, because the South Africans were considered weak, weaker players were selected for the English team. Coventry was one of those players selected. England still won the two games against representative South African sides easily, though Coventry did not feature prominently in
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either game: he batted at number 10 and did not bowl. On the whole tour he scored 174 runs at an average of 10.23 with a highest score of 33
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In 1922, he took command of the re-formed Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry Brigade, now serving as 100 Field Brigade,
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status. He was described as "a fair bat with a free style who can hit hard".
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Atkin, Susanne (Spring 1926). "C.J. Coventry: Katia and Beyond".
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This biographical article of an English Test cricketer is a
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A & C Black. 2007. 369:, and subsequently served with the 14: 395:, Worcestershire on 2 June 1929. 323:and he was never a member of any 800:Worcestershire Yeomanry officers 686: 679: 673: 403:Coventry played his cricket for 795:Worcestershire Militia officers 780:People educated at Eton College 437:St Peter's Church, Eaton Square 354:, Middlesex, the second son of 1: 579:"The ignorant internationals" 520:Friends of Croome News letter 350:Charles Coventry was born in 319:in 1889. Those were his only 16:English cricketer (1867–1929) 830:England Test cricketer stubs 698:. 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