Charles Studd
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| Full name | Charles Thomas Studd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 December 1860 Spratton, Northamptonshire, England |
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| Died | 16 July 1931 (aged 70) Ibambi, Belgian Congo |
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| Batting style | Right-hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
George Studd (brother) Kynaston Studd (brother) Herbert Studd (brother) Reginald Studd (brother) Arthur Studd (brother) |
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| Test debut (cap 37) | 28 August 1882 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 17 February 1883 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1881–1884 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880–1883 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1879–1884 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Thomas Studd, often known as C. T. Studd (2 December 1860– 16 July 1931, in Ibambi, Belgian Congo), was a British cricketer, missionary, and a contributor to The Fundamentals.
In 1888, he married Priscilla Stewart, and their marriage produced four daughters, and two sons (who died in infancy).
As a cricketer he played for England in the 1882 match won by Australia which was the origins of The Ashes. As a British Protestant Christian missionary to China he was part of the Cambridge Seven, and later was responsible for setting up the Heart of Africa Mission which became the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (now WEC International).
A poem he wrote, "Only One Life, 'Twill Soon Be Past", has become famous to many who are unaware of its author.
Born 2 December 1860, Spratton, Northamptonshire, England, Studd's wealthy father Edward Studd became a Christian during a Moody and Sankey campaign in England, and a visiting preacher to the Studd household converted C.T. and his two brothers to the faith while they were students at Eton. According to his conversion narrative, the preacher asked him if he believed God's promises, and as Charles' answer was not convincing enough, the guest pressed the point. Charles later recalled the moment:
Studd continued from Eton to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1883. In 1884 after his brother George was taken seriously ill Charles was confronted by the question, "What is all the fame and flattery worth ... when a man comes to face eternity?" He had to admit that since his conversion six years earlier he had been in "an unhappy backslidden state". As a result of the experience he said, "I know that cricket would not last, and honour would not last, and nothing in this world would last, but it was worthwhile living for the world to come."
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