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.
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| Full name | Charles Bedford Thorneycroft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1879-07-27)27 July 1879 Litchborough, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 July 1972(1972-07-31) (aged 93) Daventry, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899–1907 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.