Charles Edward Dagnall (born 10 July 1976), also known as Charlie Dagnall, is a cricket commentator and former first-class cricketer who played as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Cumberland, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.[1]

Charles Dagnall
Personal information
Full name
Charles Edward Dagnall
Born (1976-07-10) 10 July 1976 (age 48)
Bury, England
NicknameCharlie, Daggers
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998Cumberland
1999–2001Warwickshire
2002–2004Leicestershire
First-class debut25 May 1999 Warwickshire v Oxford University
Last First-class16 September 2004 Leicestershire v Somerset
List A debut24 June 1998 Cumberland v Derbyshire
Last List A9 August 2009 Leicestershire v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 31 57 6
Runs scored 223 197 2
Batting average 10.13 11.58 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 23* 28 2
Balls bowled 4,848 2,490 120
Wickets 87 71 6
Bowling average 31.56 24.30 26.83
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/50 4/34 4/22
Catches/stumpings 5/– 6/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 June 2012

He has worked as a commentator and pundit for BBC Radio Leicester, in addition to having his own drive time show.[2] He has also commentated on cricket for Test Match Special and Sky Sports.[3][4] In 2013 he was co-host of NFL UK's Inside the Huddle podcast.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cricinfo". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Presenter profile: Charles Dagnall". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Chance meeting sparked Charles Dagnall's journey from player to Test Match Special voice". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ Cox, Sam (14 June 2023). "Sky Sports Ashes commentators". RadioTimes. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ^ "First Artist Mission". Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.