Charles Scobie
Personal information
Full name
Charles Smith Scobie
Born21 February 1895
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died2 September 1965(1965-09-02) (aged 70)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923–1928Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 95
Batting average 7.91
100s/50s –/–
Top score 26
Balls bowled 1,050
Wickets 20
Bowling average 29.15
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/112
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 June 2023

Charles Smith Scobie (21 February 1895 — 2 September 1965) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and umpire.

The son of James Scobie, he was born at Edinburgh in February 1895. He was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College.[1] Scobie began employment as a second class clerk with Sasine Office at the Registers of Scotland in May 1915,[1] having been successful in an open competition for the role.[2] He served in the British Army from July 1915, enlisting as a private with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and by the time he was sent to the Western Front he was an acting corporal.[1] He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in September 1917, being commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant on probation in September 1917,[3] and was confirmed in the rank in March 1918.[4] He was seconded on attachment to 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps in May 1918, before transferring to No. 80 Squadron RAF in July 1918, where he flew Sopwith Camels on low-level operations.[1] At the end of the war he was transferred to the unemployed list, at which point he held the rank of lieutenant.[5]

Following the war, Scobie returned to the Sasine Office.[1] A club cricketer for Stewart's Former Pupils and Grange,[6] he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Surrey at Glasgow in 1923. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1928, making eight appearances.[7] Playing as a leg break googly bowler, he took 20 wickets at an average of 29.15;[8] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 112 against Lancashire in 1925.[9] As a lower order batsman, he scored 95 runs in his eight matches with a highest score of 26.[10] In addition to playing at first-class level, Scobie also stood as an umpire in the 1930 fixture between Scotland and Ireland at Aberdeen.[11] He married Shena Bertram Melrose in July 1937 and later retired as assistant keeper at the Registers of Scotland. Scobie died at Edinburgh in September 1965.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Register House Roll of Honour 1914-1918". www.nrscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "No. 12815". The Edinburgh Gazette. 8 June 1915. p. 833.
  3. ↑ "No. 30347". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 October 1917. p. 10887.
  4. ↑ "No. 30637". The London Gazette. 16 April 1918. p. 4702.
  5. ↑ "No. 31271". The London Gazette. 4 April 1919. p. 4420.
  6. ↑ "Grange Cricket Club 175" (PDF). www.grangecricket.org. p. 19. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Scobie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Scobie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lancashire v Scotland, 1925". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Scobie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Charles Scobie as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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