Charles Thorp (cricketer)
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Charles Thorp (1882–1953) was an English farmer, and a cricketer active from 1908 to 1909 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants).[1]
He was born in Fotheringhay on 11 August 1882, the youngest son of Thomas Thorp (1834–1902) of Park Lodge, Fotheringhay, and his wife Elizabeth Jane Brewer (1839–1926). He was educated at Oundle School.[1][2][3][4][5] By the 1840s Park Lodge Farm was used to raise animals, and Thomas Thorp bred shire horses.[6][7]
Charles Thorp died at Fotheringhay on 5 May 1953.[1] At the time of his death, his occupation was given as farmer, and his address Garden Farm, Fotheringhay.[8]
