Nicholas Darnell
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

He was elected a fellow of New College, Oxford in 1837,[4] holding the post until 1847. A member of Lincoln's Inn from 1844, Darnell was a practicing barrister.[1] He converted to Catholicism in 1847 and later undertook ecclesiastical duties as a Catholic priest.[5][6] Darnell died in April 1892 at Clifton, Bristol.

References

  1. 1 2 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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