About Frank Townsend
Lived 1847 – 1920 (aged 73). Frank Townsend was a British cricketer.
Frank Townsend (17 October 1847 – 25 October 1920) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1870 to 1891 for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Townsend represented the Gentlemen on a number of occasions between 1874 and 1885. He was a right-handed batsman and an underarm right arm slow bowler who made 179 career appearances. Townsend scored 5,110 runs including two centuries with a highest score of 136. He held 131 catches and took 101 wickets with a best bowling analysis of 6/31.
His son Frank Norton Townsend (born on 16 September 1875) was also a Gloucestershire cricketer.
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Who was Frank Townsend?
cricketer (1847-1920)
When was Frank Townsend born?
Frank Townsend was born on 17 October 1847.
When did Frank Townsend die?
Frank Townsend died on 25 October 1920.
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Frank Townsend was a cricketer.
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Frank Townsend was British.
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· DBpedia: Frank Townsend (cricketer, born 1847)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Townsend. https://biography.guide/frank-townsend/
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