Peter Townsend (cricketer)

Peter Norton Townsend (15 February 1910 – 9 May 1995) was an English first-class cricketer.

Peter Townsend

Personal information
Full name	Peter Norton Townsend
Born	15 February 1910 Norton, County Durham, England
Died	9 May 1995 (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)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1929	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 16 Batting average 5.33 100s/50s –/– Top score 12 Balls bowled 192 Wickets 3 Bowling average 50.66 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/18 Catches/stumpings 1/–
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.

References

1. "Player profile: Peter Townsend". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Peter Townsend". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Townsend". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Townsend". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
5. The Solicitor's Journal. 79. The Journal. 1935. p. 561.

External links

• Peter Townsend at ESPNcricinfo