Thomas Ainscough was a first class cricketer. He was born on 23 February 1865 at Lancaster House, Parbold

Parbold

Parbold is a large commuter village and civil parish in the county of Lancashire, England.-Local government:The 83 hectares of the 'urban settlement' of Parbold has a population of 2,700. This settlement forms part of the larger Parbold ward Parbold is a large commuter village and civil parish in...

, Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

 where he died on 20 November 1927. A left-handed batsman, he played for Lancashire County Cricket Club

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...

between 1894 and 1906. He also played first class cricket for Liverpool and District between 1891 and 1894. He scored 2 first class fifties, with a best of 61 not out against Yorkshire.