John Hunt Thursfield (16 June 1892 – 26 April 1951) was an English first-class cricketer who played in three matches for Worcestershire in the 1920s. His debut was against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May 1922 when he scored 35 in the first innings and took a catch to dismiss Freddie Calthorpe.[1] He was awarded an MC in the Great War, on 3 June 1916.⟨2⟩
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| Full name | John Hunt Thursfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1892 Alvechurch, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 1951 (aged 58) Shenstone, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1922—1925 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1], 31 July 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ "Warwickshire v Worcestershire in 1922". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
2. Wisden on the Great War:the lives of cricket's fallen 1914-1918.
References
edit- John Thursfield from CricketArchive
- John Thursfield at ESPNcricinfo