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Frederick Thornhill

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Frederick Thornhill
Personal information
Born(1846-09-25)25 September 1846
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Died23 July 1876(1876-07-23) (aged 29)
Toton Sidings, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1876Derbyshire
Only FC1 June 1876 Derbyshire v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 January 2011

Frederick Thornhill (25 September 1846 – 23 July 1876) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1876.

Thornhill was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, the son of Richard Thornhill (1817-1896) and his wife Eliza Reynolds (1824-1907) and became an engine stoker and later a guard for the Midland Railway.[1] He took part in a cricket match playing for Birmingham in 1866. He made a single appearance for Derbyshire in the 1876 season, against Lancashire in June, when he mode no score in either innings.[2]

Just over a month later, Thornhill died at the age of 29 at Toton Sidings, the largest marshalling yards of the Midland Railway.[3]

Thornhill married Elizabeth Bywater on 19 November 1867 in St John the Baptist Church, Beeston. They had the following children:

  • Elizabeth Thornhill (1868-1956)
  • Frederick Thornhill (b. 1870)
  • Mary Ann Thornhill (1872-1948)
  • Annie Maria Thornhill (1875-1951)
  • Emily Thornhill (1876-1946)

References

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  1. ^ Beresford Family History
  2. ^ Frederick Thornhill at Cricket Archive
  3. ^ "The Shocking Death of a Derbyshire Cricketer". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 28 July 1876. Retrieved 10 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.