Thomas Frederick Onslow
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Thomas Frederick Onslow (15 January 1821 – 15 July 1883) was an English cricketer
. Onslow was the son of British politician Thomas Cranley Onslow
and the grandson of Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow
, who played first-class cricket for pre-county club Surrey
and the Marylebone Cricket Club
.
Onslow represented pre-county club Hampshire
, making his first-class
debut in 1848 against an All-England Eleven
. Onslow played one further match for the county against the same opposition in 1849.
Onslow died at New Alresford
, Hampshire on 15 July 1883.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Onslow was the son of British politician Thomas Cranley Onslow
Thomas Cranley Onslow
Thomas Cranley Onslow was a British politician, the second son of Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow.He married Susannah Elizabeth Hillier on 28 May 1813, and they had several children:...
and the grandson of Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow was an English nobleman and courtier who succeeded to his title in 1814. Originally the Honourable Tom Onslow, he was styled Viscount Cranley from 1801 to 1814...
, who played first-class cricket for pre-county club Surrey
Surrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
and the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
.
Onslow represented pre-county club Hampshire
Hampshire county cricket teams
Hampshire county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that...
, making his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut in 1848 against an All-England Eleven
All-England Eleven
In cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...
. Onslow played one further match for the county against the same opposition in 1849.
Onslow died at New Alresford
New Alresford
New Alresford or simply Alresford is a small town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is situated some 12 km north-east of the city of Winchester and 20 km south-west of the town of Alton...
, Hampshire on 15 July 1883.
External links
- Thomas Onslow at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Thomas Onslow at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...