South Yorkshire Times November 8, 1947

Charlie Bayes, chairman of Mexborough Athletic Club, chairman of their cricket section and twice captain of their Yorkshire Council side has decided to retire from active cricket after a very full and notable 27 years in South Yorkshire fields.

He took up the game seriously with a season with Denaby second eleven in the Doncaster League in 1920, subsequently playing for Thurcroft. He was with Thurcroft when they won the Rotherham and District League, and with a reputation as a batsman went to the nets at Headingley in 1929.

He joined Doncaster Town in the Yorkshire Council that year, and was with them until 1934, when he came to Mexborough.

He has remained at Mexborough and was with them when they won the Council championship in 1938.