Peter Norton Townsend (15 February 1910 – 9 May 1995) was an English first-class cricketer.
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Full name | Peter Norton Townsend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 15 February 1910 Norton, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 May 1995(1995-05-09) (aged 85) Bromley, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Charlie Townsend (father) David Townsend (brother) Frank Townsend (grandfather) Jonathan Townsend (nephew) Frank Townsend (uncle) Miles Townsend (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1929 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2020 |
The son of the cricketer Charlie Townsend, he was born in February 1910 at Norton, County Durham. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to New College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1929, making two appearances against the touring South Africans and Nottinghamshire.[2] He scored 16 runs in his two matches,[3] while with his leg break bowling he took 3 wickets.[4] After graduating from Oxford, he became a solicitor.[5] Townsend died at Bromley in May 1995. Coming from a large cricketing family, several relatives played cricket at first-class level, with his father and brother, David, playing Test cricket for England.
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