Thomas Brindley

Thomas Brindley (3 June 1841 – 1 March 1911) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Thomas Brindley

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Brindley
Born	3 June 1841 Chester, Cheshire, England
Died	1 March 1911(1911-03-01) (aged 69) West Cliff, Hampshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown-arm underarm slow
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1867	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 31 Batting average 10.33 100s/50s –/– Top score 13* Catches/stumpings –/–
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

1. Lillywhite, Frederick (1878). Cricket scores and Biographies. Vol. 10. Longmans Co. p. 100.
2. "No. 22363". The London Gazette. 6 March 1860. p. 944.
3. "No. 23265". The London Gazette. 18 June 1867. p. 3426.
4. "First-Class Matches played by William Paterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
5. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Brindley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. "No. 23505". The London Gazette. 8 June 1869. p. 3255.
7. "No. 23687". The London Gazette. 13 December 1870. p. 5749.
8. "No. 25117". The London Gazette. 13 June 1882. p. 2743.
9. "No. 25945". The London Gazette. 14 June 1889. p. 3225.
10. "No. 26156". The London Gazette. 28 April 1891. p. 2312.
11. "No. 26165". The London Gazette. 26 May 1891. p. 2806.
12. "No. 26309". The London Gazette. 22 July 1892. p. 4187.
13. "No. 26881". The London Gazette. 19 November 1895. p. 6253.
14. Cheltenham and County. Gloucestershire Echo. 2 March 1911. p. 44

External links

• Thomas Brindley at ESPNcricinfo