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English cricketer, barrister and Catholic priest

Nicholas Darnell
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Darnell
Born18 November 1817
Stockton-on-Tees,
County Durham, England
Died8 April 1892(1892-04-08) (aged 74)
Clifton, Bristol, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1837–1840Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 25
Batting average 2.27
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 28
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 6/?
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 February 2020

Nicholas Darnell (18 November 1817 – 8 April 1892) was an English first-class cricketer, barrister and Catholic priest.

The son of William Nicholas Darnell, he was born at Stockton-on-Tees in November 1817. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Exeter College, Oxford in 1836. While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1836. The following year, he made his debut for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club and played first-class matches for Oxford until 1840, making a total of eight appearances. Playing as a bowler, Darnell took 28 wickets in his nine first-class matches, taking a five wicket haul once for Oxford University in 1840.

He was elected a fellow of New College, Oxford in 1837, holding the post until 1847. A member of Lincoln's Inn from 1844, Darnell was a practicing barrister. He converted to Catholicism in 1847 and later undertook ecclesiastical duties as a Catholic priest. Darnell died in April 1892 at Clifton, Bristol.

References

  1. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Darnell, Nicholas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Nicholas Darnell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Nicholas Darnell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. Turrill, J. (1837). University News. Vol. 12. p. 220.
  5. Murphy, J. (1847). The United States Catholic Magazine and Monthly Review. Vol. 6. p. 564.
  6. The Catholic Directory of England and Wales. Vol. 64. 1901. p. 564.

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