Thomas Brindley

Thomas Brindley (3 June 1841 – 1 March 1911) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Brindley was born at Chester in June 1841 and was privately educated during his childhood.^[1] He was commissioned into the 13th Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as an ensign in February 1860,^[2] with promotion to lieutenant following in June 1867.^[3] Brindley learnt to play cricket as an adult from James Lillywhite when he was resident in Cheltenham. He played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in June 1867, against Lancashire and Surrey.^[4] Described by Scores and Biographies as "a free and good hitter",^[1] he scored 31 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 13 not out.^[5] Besides playing first-class cricket, Brindley also played minor matches for Warwickshire and Staffordshire, in addition to playing club cricket for Cheltenham Town, for whom he scored a double-century in 1862.^[1]

By May 1869, he had tranfrerred to the 7th Royal Lancashire Militia and was promoted to captain in November 1870.^[6][7] He was later promoted to major in June 1882,^[8] before being made an honorary lieutenant colonel in the 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia in June 1889,^[9] with him gaining the rank in full in April 1891 and the honorary rank of colonel the following month.^[10][11] He became commandant of the 3rd and 4th Royal Lancashire Militia's in July 1892.^[12] Brindley resigned his commission in November 1895, retaining the rank of colonel.^[13] He died at the Bournemouth suburb of West Cliff in March 1911.^[14]