Denzil Onslow (British Army officer)

Colonel (later General) Denzil Onslow (12 September 1770 – 21 August 1838) was an English amateur cricketer who made nine known appearances in major cricket matches from 1796 to 1807.

He was born in 1770 at Marylebone, London, the son of the British Member of Parliament Middleton Onslow.

Onslow was a general in the Grenadier Guards. His daughter, Amelia, married Thomas Chamberlayne, who played cricket for Hampshire; their son Tankerville Chamberlayne also had a brief career as a cricketer, and was Member of Parliament for the Southampton constituency three times.^[1] The main road through Bevois Valley was named Onslow Road after Onslow whilst Netley has a Denzil Avenue.^[1]

In 1833, he was living at Great Staughton and was appointed High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.^[2] He died in 1838 at Huntingdon.

Cricket career

He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) but also represented other XIs.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Leonard, A.G.K. (1984). Stories of Southampton Streets. Paul Cave Publications. p. 74. ISBN 0-86146-041-3. 
2. ^ London Gazette: no. 19019. p. 246. 5 February 1833. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
3. ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862

External sources

• CricketArchive record

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Name	Onslow, Denzil
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Date of birth	12 September 1770
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Date of death	21 August 1838
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