Charles Thorneycroft, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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cricketer
Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1879
Place of Birth: Litchborough, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 31-Jul-1972
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Charles Thorneycroft
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.He died at Daventry, Northamptonshire on 31 July 1972.
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