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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| country = England
| fullname = Charles George Wynch
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1833|7|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]],<br>[[British Raj]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1876|5|21|1833|7|27|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Westminster]], London, <br>England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Unknown
| role =
| family =
| club1 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]]
| year1 = 1859–1865
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
| year2 = 1852–1859
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 24
| runs1 = 758
| bat avg1 = 21.05
| 100s/50s1 = –/4
| top score1 = 87
| deliveries1 = 8
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = ?
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 1/?
| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–
| date = 29 September
| year = 2012
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23256.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Charles George Wynch''' (24 July 1833 – 21 May 1876) was an English [[cricket]]er. Wynch was a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]], though his [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] style is unknown. He was born at [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in the [[British Raj]] and was educated at [[Rugby School]] and [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College]].

Wynch made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] against [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] in 1852 at the [[Higher Common Ground|Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells]]. He made a further first-class appearance for the county in that year in the return fixture between the sides at the [[Royal Brunswick Ground|Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34132/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Charles Wynch|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref> A journeyman first-class cricketer, Wynch turned out for a number of teams besides Sussex. In 1853, he played for the [[Gentlemen of England]] against the [[Gentlemen of Kent]], immediately following this game up with an appearance for the Gentlemen of England against the [[Marylebone Cricket Club|Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club]], with both matches played at [[Lord's]].<ref name="FCM"/> In that same year, he played for the [[Gentlemen v Players|Gentlemen against the Players]], as well as making a single appearance for Sussex against [[England cricket team|England]].<ref name="FCM"/> In 1854, he made two first-class appearances, one for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent, as well as playing for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lord's.<ref name="FCM"/>

His next appearance in first-class cricket didn't come until 1859, when he played for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] against the [[Surrey Club]] at [[The Oval]]. He made further first-class appearances in 1859, for the [[Gentlemen of the South]] against the [[Gentlemen of the North]], as well as for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club. He also made two appearances for Sussex, both against Kent.<ref name="FCM"/> The following year he made three appearances in first-class cricket, for the Marylebone Cricket Club against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] at [[Fenner's]], for the Gentlemen against the Players and for the Gentlemen of the South against the Gentlemen of the North.<ref name="FCM"/> In 1861, he played two matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University and Sussex, as well as a single match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Gentlemen of the North. Two years later he played for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex, following this up in 1864 with a single appearance for the club against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]]. He made two further first-class appearances in 1865, one for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University and another for the Gentlemen of England against the [[Gentlemen of Middlesex]].<ref name="FCM"/> In 24 appearances in first-class cricket, Wynch scored 758 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 21.05, with a high score of 87.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34132/34132.html|title=Player profile: Charles Wynch|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref> One of four [[half century|half centuries]] he made, this score came against the Gentlemen of the North in 1859.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1145.html|title=Gentlemen of the South v Gentlemen of the North, 1859|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref>

He died at [[Westminster]], London, on 21 May 1876.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23256.html Charles Wynch] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34132/34132.html Charles Wynch] at CricketArchive

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[[Category:Cricketers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:People educated at Rugby School]]
[[Category:People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Sussex cricketers]]
[[Category:Gentlemen cricketers]]
[[Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers]]
[[Category:Gentlemen of the South cricketers]]
[[Category:Surrey Club cricketers]]
[[Category:Gentlemen of England cricketers]]
[[Category:19th-century sportsmen]]

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