Claim: Harry Thornber was a right-handed batsman who made one appearance in first-class cricket, an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket, and played his club cricket for Manchester and Sale.
Evidence: Born at Manchester, Lancashire, he was a right-handed batsman who made one appearance in first-class cricket. First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket. Thornber played his club cricket for Manchester and Sale, before making his appearance in first-class cricket for Lancashire in 1874 against Kent at Maidstone.