Charles Miles (cricketer, born 1854)

Charles Miles
Personal information
Full name
Charles Napier Miles
Born9 April 1854
Clifton, Bristol, England[citation needed]
Died25 May 1918(1918-05-25) (aged 64)
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsAudley Miles (brother)
Philip Miles (cousin)
Robert Miles (cousin)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2022

Charles Napier Miles CB MVO (9 April 1854 — 25 May 1918) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Miles was born in Bristol at Clifton in April 1854 to the politician William Miles. He was educated at Eton College,[1] where he played for the college cricket eleven.[2] After completing his education, Miles was commissioned into the Royal North Gloucestershire Militia as a lieutenant in July 1872.[3] In 1874, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent at the Canterbury Cricket Week.[4] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 8 runs Henry Renny-Tailyour.[5] He transferred from the militia to the regular army in November 1875, joining the 1st Regiment of Life Guards.[6] Miles served in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882, being mentioned in dispatches and being decorated with the Khedive's Star.[1] He was promoted to captain shortly after the conclusion of the conflict,[7] with promotion to major following a little over a decade later in December 1893.[8]

His next promotion followed in June 1895, when he was made a brevet lieutenant colonel,[9] before gaining the rank in full in December 1898.[10] Miles later served in the Second Boer War, where he commanded a composite regiment of the Household Cavalry.[1] In 1901, he was made both a Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th Class in May,[11] and a Companion to the Order of the Bath in September.[12] Following the end of the war, Miles was placed on the half-pay list on completion of his period in command and was made a brevet colonel in December 1902.[13][14] In November 1903, he was one of three nominees for High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1904,[15] but was beaten to the nomination by Hugh Morrison. Miles died at Inglebourne Manor near Malmesbury in May 1918, following an operation.[2] His brother, Audley, also a played first-class cricket, as did his cousin's Philip Miles and Robert Miles.

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eton College Register, 1800-1911. Vol. 3. Eton: Spottiswoode & Co., Ltd. 1906. p. 98.
  2. ^ a b "Wisden - Other deaths in 1918". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 23876". The London Gazette. 16 July 1872. p. 3205.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Miles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club, 1874". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ "No. 24268". The London Gazette. 19 November 1875. p. 5518.
  7. ^ "No. 25186". The London Gazette. 9 January 1883. p. 149.
  8. ^ "No. 26468". The London Gazette. 19 December 1893. p. 7388.
  9. ^ "No. 26639". The London Gazette. 2 July 1895. p. 3742.
  10. ^ "No. 27030". The London Gazette. 6 December 1898. p. 7900.
  11. ^ "No. 27318". The London Gazette. 28 May 1901. p. 3633.
  12. ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 3604.
  13. ^ "No. 27502". The London Gazette. 9 December 1902. p. 8511.
  14. ^ "No. 27504". The London Gazette. 16 December 1902. p. 8682.
  15. ^ "No. 27617". The London Gazette. 17 November 1903. p. 7028.