William Townsend
Personal information
Full name
William Henry Townsend
Born17 February 1821
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire,
England
Died26 February 1891(1891-02-26) (aged 70)
Dulwich, Surrey, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1842–1843Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 33
Batting average 4.12
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 4
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/?
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2020

William Henry Townsend (17 February 1821 – 26 February 1891) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of Robert Townsend, he was born at Mansfield in February 1821. He later studied at Lincoln College, Oxford where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University.[1] He made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1842. He made three further first-class appearances for Oxford, making a further appearance in 1842 and two appearances in 1843.[2] His four first-class wickets all came in one match, against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1842 at Lord's.[3] A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar as a barrister in November 1847.[4] Townsend died at Dulwich in February 1891.

References

  1. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Townsend, William Henry" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by William Townsend". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1842". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. pp. 470.


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