Charles Stone

Who was Charles Stone?

Charles Cecil Stone was an English cricketer. Stone was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Knighton, Leicestershire.

Stone made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Leicestershire at Lord's in 1894. The following season he made his debut for Leicestershire in a first-class match against the Marylebone Cricket Club, with him making three further first-class appearances for the county in the 1895 County Championship, as well as a further appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Hampshire. The following season he made two first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire. He also made three first-class appearances for Leicestershire in the 1896 County Championship against Yorkshire, Warwickshire and Hampshire. He later toured the West Indies with A. A. Priestley's XI in 1896–97, making three first-class appearances during the tour against Barbados. He made a single half century in first-class cricket, scoring 55 runs for Leicestershire against Hampshire in 1896. He scored 107 runs for Leicestershire at an average of 7.57. He later played for Oxfordshire in the 1899 Minor Counties Championship, making three appearances.