Charles Harenc

Charles Harenc
Personal information
Full name
Charles Joseph Harenc
Born(1811-08-03)3 August 1811
Foots Cray Place, Foots Cray, Kent
Died14 December 1877(1877-12-14) (aged 66)
Bedford, Bedfordshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast underarm
Right-arm slow roundarm
RoleBowler
RelationsHenry Harenc (brother)
Edward Harenc (brother)
Archibald Harenc (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1830–1849Gentlemen of Kent
1831–1838Gentlemen
1832–1834Oxford University
1834–1840Kent (pre-county club)
1835–1848MCC
1844–1848Kent County Cricket Club
FC debut26 July 1830 Gentlemen of Kent v MCC
Last FC23 August 1849 Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of England
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 56
Runs scored 830
Batting average 9.54
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 68
Balls bowled 606
Wickets 130
Bowling average 25.83
5 wickets in innings 7
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 8/?
Catches/stumpings 34/–
Source: CricInfo, 15 April 2019

Charles Joseph Harenc (3 August 1811 – 14 December 1877) was an English lawyer and amateur cricketer in the mid-19th century. He played cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent, the Kent County Cricket Club teams of the 1840s and for MCC as well as a number of other sides and was regarded as the best Gentleman bowler of his era.