Charles Kendle

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Charles Kendle

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Charles Edward Compton Kendle

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|2|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Newton Tony, Wiltshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1954|1|3|1875|2|10|df=yes}}

| death_place = Hellingly, Sussex, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicket-keeper

| family = William Kendle (nephew)

| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = 1899

| club2 = Wiltshire

| year2 = 1911–1914

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 27

| bat avg1 = 9.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 11

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/1

| date = 1 January

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15852.html Cricinfo

}}

Charles Edward Compton Kendle (10 February 1875 — 3 January 1954) was an English first-class cricketer.

Kendle was born in the village of Newton Tony near Amesbury in February 1875. He made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire in the 1899 County Championship, against Leicestershire at Leicester, and Yorkshire in the proceeding match at Bradford.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6699/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Charles Kendle|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 April 2024|url-access=subscription}} Standing in as wicket-keeper for Charles Robson, he scored 27 runs in his two matches, while in his capacity as wicket-keeper he took two catches and made a single stumping.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6699/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Kendle|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 April 2024|url-access=subscription}} Kendle later played minor counties cricket for Wiltshire from 1911 to 1914, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6699/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Kendle|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 April 2024|url-access=subscription}} Kendle died in January 1954 at Hellingly, Sussex. His nephew, William Kendle, also played first-class cricket.