Christopher Theakstone
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Edwin Theakstone
Born10 March 1812
Pentonville, London, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1848–1849Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 6.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2010

Christopher Edwin Theakstone (born 10 March 1812; date of death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer. While chief cashier[1] of the Portsmouth branch of the Bank of England[2] in March 1861 he absconded with over £1000.[1][3] During his arrest the following month in Lambeth he cut his throat with a razor but survived.[2] He was charged with embezzlement, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to four years imprisonment.[4][3] He was born in Pentonville, London.[4]

Theakstone represented Hampshire, making his first-class debut in 1848 against an All-England Eleven. Theakstone played one further match for the county against the same opposition in 1849.

References

  1. 1 2 "Theakstone, the Bank of England Defaulter". The Bury and Norwich Post (Bury, Suffolk, England). 16 July 1861. p. 1.
  2. 1 2 "Apprehension and Attempted Suicide of Theakstone". Leeds Mercury (Leeds, Yorkshire, England). 4 May 1861. p. 8.
  3. 1 2 "Theakstone, the Bank of England Defaulter". The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales Advertiser (Bristol, Bristol, England. 13 July 1861. p. 7).
  4. 1 2 "Cricketer and Bank Robber". The Cricket Statistician (Issue 179, Autumn 2017 ed.). Cardiff: Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. 2017. p. 39.
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