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Frank Townsend (cricketer, born 1875)

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Frank Townsend
Personal information
Full name
Frank Norton Townsend[1]
Born(1875-09-16)16 September 1875
Bristol, England
Died25 May 1901(1901-05-25) (aged 25)
Cape Colony, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896-1899Gloucestershire
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2014

Frank Norton Townsend (16 September 1875 – 25 May 1901) was an English cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire between 1896 and 1899.[2] He was a British officer in the Second Boer War and was killed in Cape Colony in 1901.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Townsend". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Frank Townsend". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ^ Dooner, Mildred G. The Last Post – Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa 1899–1902. Naval and Military Press.