Frederick Thornhill
Frederick Thornhill (25 September 1846 — 23 July 1876) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1876.
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| Born | 25 September 1846 Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 July 1876 (aged 29) Toton Sidings, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1876 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 1 June 1876 Derbyshire v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thornhill was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, the son of Richard Thornhill and his wife Eliza Reynolds and became an engine stoker for the Midland Railway.[1] He took part in a cricket match playing for Birmingham in 1866. He made a single appearance for Derbyshire in the 1876 season, against Lancashire in June, when he mode no score in either innings.[2]
Just over a month later, Thornhill died at the age of 29 at Toton Sidings, the largest marshalling yards of the Midland Railway.
Thornhill married Elizabeth Bywater in 1867.
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