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Lancelot Driffield

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Lancelot Townshend Driffield was an English cricketer active from 1900 to 1908 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants). He was born in Old, Northamptonshire on 10 August 1880 and died in Leatherhead, Surrey on 9 October 1917. He appeared in 61 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled left-arm orthodox spin. He scored 851 runs with a highest score of 56 and took 137 wickets with a best performance of seven for 7.[1]

Driffield was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He returned to St John's School as a teacher in 1911 and taught there until his death.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Lancelot Driffield at CricketArchive
  2. ^ "Lancelot Townshend Driffield (St John's School 1890–1899 and 1911–1917)". St John's School in Wartime.