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The '''Hon. Thomas James Twistleton''' ( |
The '''Hon. Thomas James Twistleton''' (1770/1–1824) was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Colombo from 1815 to 1824.<ref name="AO">[[s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Twisleton, Hon. Thomas James]]</ref> He was also noted as an amateur [[cricket]]er who made 7 known appearances in [[first-class cricket]] matches from 1789 to 1796. |
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Revision as of 22:27, 7 March 2018
The Hon. Thomas James Twistleton (1770/1–1824) was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Colombo from 1815 to 1824.[1] He was also noted as an amateur cricketer who made 7 known appearances in first-class cricket matches from 1789 to 1796.
Life
He was the son of Thomas Twisleton, 13th Baron Saye and Sele. He matriculated at St Mary Hall, Oxford on 2 February 1789, aged 18, graduating B.A. in 1794, and M.A. 1796.[1]
Twistleton held a number of livings, before in 1802. becoming secretary and chaplain to the British administration in Ceylon. He was appointed Archdeacon of Colombo in 1815, receiving the Oxford degree of D.D. in 1816. He died in Colombo, on 15 October 1824.[1]
Cricket career
Twistleton was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[2]
References
- ^ a b c s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Twisleton, Hon. Thomas James
- ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
External links
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