Charles Bedford Thorneycroft (27 July 1879 – 31 July 1972) was an English cricketer. Thorneycroft's batting style is unknown, though it is known he bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Litchborough, Northamptonshire.

Charles Thorneycroft
Personal information
Full name
Charles Bedford Thorneycroft
Born(1879-07-27)27 July 1879
Litchborough, Northamptonshire, England
Died31 July 1972(1972-07-31) (aged 93)
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899–1907Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 5
Batting average 1.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Balls bowled 96
Wickets 2
Bowling average 25.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/14
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2011

Thorneycroft made his debut for Northamptonshire in the 1899 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Between 1899 and 1903, he made ten Minor Counties Championship appearances for Northamptonshire.[1] Northamptonshire were granted first-class status for the 1905 season and were admitted to the County Championship. Thorneycroft later made two first-class appearances for the county in the 1907 County Championship against Kent and Warwickshire.[2] In the match against Kent at the Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford Bridge, Thorneycroft took the wicket of Arthur Day. In Northamptonshire's first-innings, he was dismissed for a duck batting at number eleven by Charlie Blythe, and when Northamptonshire were forced to follow-on he was promoted to open the batting, scoring just 3 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler.[3] In the match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, he once again batted at number eleven in Northamptonshire's first-innings, during which he was dismissed for a duck by Sam Hargreave. In their second-innings he was promoted up the order once more, this time to number six, scoring 2 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. Thorneycroft claimed the wicket of Crowther Charlesworth in Warwickshire's second-innings.[4]

He died at Daventry, Northamptonshire on 31 July 1972.

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Thorneycroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Thorneycroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Kent v Northamptonshire, 1907 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, 1907 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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