Thomas Chamberlayne

Thomas Chamberlayne (1805 – 21 October 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and yachtsman. Early life He was born 12 April 1805 at Charlton, Kent, the son of the Reverend Thomas Chamberlayne and Maria Francesca Walker. He married in 1830 Amelia Onslow, the daughter of General Denzil Onslow (1770–1838), a former Grenadier Guards officer and an amateur cricketer. He served as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1833. Cricket career In 1842 three local gentlemen, Chamberlayne, Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst and Sir John Barker-Mill, financed the development of the Antelope Ground in Southampton. Chamberlayne made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Marylebone Cricket Club in 1842. From 1842 to 1849 Chamberlayne represented Hampshire in fourteen first-class matches, with his final first-class match coming against an All England Eleven in 1849.