Thomas Hassell (1819 – 1896) was an English cricketer who played one match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1847.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1819 Eynesford, Kent |
| Died | 1896 (aged 76) Dartford, Kent |
| Role | Batsman |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1847 | Kent |
| Only FC | 29 July 1847 Kent v Sussex |
Source: CricketArchive, 15 May 2024 | |
Hassell was born at Eynsford in Kent where he was christened in December 1819. He was the son of farmer Thomas Hassell and his wife Ann.[2][3][4]
A batsman, Hassell played for Dartford Cricket Club between 1842 and 1844 and for Gravesend Cricket Club between 1845 and 1847, making a score of 58 not out for Gravesend against an Essex XI in 1846. He played for a Gentlemen of Kent side in May 1847,[2][5] before making his only first-class appearance for Kent against Sussex in June at Tunbridge Wells. Batting last in Kent's first innings he scored nine not out before opening the side's second innings, in which he was dismissed for a single run.[1][2] The following season he played for a West Kent side against the All-England Eleven at Gravesend.[2]
By 1851 Hassell was farming 300 acres (120 ha) at Swanscombe, between Dartford and Gravesend.[2][6] He married and had three children, but by 1881 was blind and living at nearby Southfleet. He died at Dartford in mid-1896 aged 76.[a][2][7]
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edit- ^ a b Thomas Hassell, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 226–227. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ Moore D (1988) The History of Kent County Cricket Club, p. 247. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7470-2209-7
- ^ Milton H (1999) The Bat and Ball Gravesend: a first-class cricket history, p. 129. Gravesend: Gravesend Cricket Club. ISBN 0 9536041 0 1
- ^ a b Thomas Hassell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-10-24. (subscription required)
- ^ Archaeological desk-based assessment in relation to the proposed developments at Milton Road, Keary Road, Gilbert Road, Swanscombe and Mead Crescent, Dartford, Kent, pp. 33, 43. SWAT Archaeology, March 2019.
- ^ Deaths registers in July, August and September 1896, p. 135.