Thomas Attewell


Thomas Attewell was an English first-class cricketer. Attewell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
Attewell made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire [County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire] against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1891. That same season he made his County Championship debut against Gloucestershire. From 1891 to 1894, he represented the county in 7 first-class matches, the last of which came against Gloucestershire. In his 7 first-class matches, he scored 53 runs at a batting average of 7.57, with a high score of 23*. In the field he took 2 catches.
Later, Attewell also stood as an umpire in first-class and Minor [Counties Championship] matches, including many major matches at Lords Cricket Ground in London.
He died at Nottingham on 6 July 1937.

Family

His brother William played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club, as well as Test cricket for England. His cousin Walter Attewell played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire. He was married to Mary Attewell and had three daughters, Sylvia 'Molly' Mary Entwistle, Rosamund Attewell and Audrey Grace Attewell.