About Carleton Tufnell
Lived 1856 – 1940 (aged 84). Carleton Tufnell was a British cricketer.
Carleton Fowell Tufnell (20 February 1856 – 26 May 1940) was an English cricketer.
Born in Northfleet, Tufnell attended Eton College, where he failed to make an appearance for the school's cricket eleven. A medium pace bowler and useful batsman, Tufnell played in eight first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club, taking 15 wickets and scoring 108 runs.
He moved to India following the 1879 English cricket season, with false reports of his death in Simla reaching England in 1884.
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Who was Carleton Tufnell?
English cricketer (1856-1940)
When was Carleton Tufnell born?
Carleton Tufnell was born on 20 February 1856.
When did Carleton Tufnell die?
Carleton Tufnell died on 26 May 1940.
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Carleton Tufnell was a cricketer.
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Carleton Tufnell was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Carleton Tufnell. https://biography.guide/carleton-tufnell/
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