Thomas Brindley (3 June 1841 – 1 March 1911) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Thomas Brindley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1841 Chester, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 March 1911 (aged 69) West Cliff, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown-arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||
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| 1867 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Brindley was born at Chester in June 1841 and was privately educated during his childhood.[1] He was commissioned into the 13th Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as an ensign in February 1860,[2] with promotion to lieutenant following in June 1867.[3] Brindley learnt to play cricket as an adult from James Lillywhite when he was resident in Cheltenham. He played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in June 1867, against Lancashire and Surrey.[4] Described by Scores and Biographies as "a free and good hitter",[1] he scored 31 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 13 not out.[5] Besides playing first-class cricket, Brindley also played minor matches for Warwickshire and Staffordshire, in addition to playing club cricket for Cheltenham Town, for whom he scored a double-century in 1862.[1]
By May 1869, he had tranfrerred to the 7th Royal Lancashire Militia and was promoted to captain in November 1870.[6][7] He was later promoted to major in June 1882,[8] before being made an honorary lieutenant colonel in the 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia in June 1889,[9] with him gaining the rank in full in April 1891 and the honorary rank of colonel the following month.[10][11] He became commandant of the 3rd and 4th Royal Lancashire Militia's in July 1892.[12] Brindley resigned his commission in November 1895, retaining the rank of colonel.[13] He died at the Bournemouth suburb of West Cliff in March 1911.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b c Lillywhite, Frederick (1878). Cricket scores and Biographies. Vol. 10. Longmans Co. p. 100.
- ^ "No. 22363". The London Gazette. 6 March 1860. p. 944.
- ^ "No. 23265". The London Gazette. 18 June 1867. p. 3426.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Paterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Brindley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 23505". The London Gazette. 8 June 1869. p. 3255.
- ^ "No. 23687". The London Gazette. 13 December 1870. p. 5749.
- ^ "No. 25117". The London Gazette. 13 June 1882. p. 2743.
- ^ "No. 25945". The London Gazette. 14 June 1889. p. 3225.
- ^ "No. 26156". The London Gazette. 28 April 1891. p. 2312.
- ^ "No. 26165". The London Gazette. 26 May 1891. p. 2806.
- ^ "No. 26309". The London Gazette. 22 July 1892. p. 4187.
- ^ "No. 26881". The London Gazette. 19 November 1895. p. 6253.
- ^ Cheltenham and County. Gloucestershire Echo. 2 March 1911. p. 44