Townsend represented the Gentlemen on a number of occasions between 1874 and 1885.
He was a right-handed batsman and an underarm right arm slow bowler who made 179 career appearances.
He held 131 catches and took 101 wickets with a best bowling analysis of 6/31.
[1] His son Frank Norton Townsend (born on 16 September 1875) was also a Gloucestershire cricketer.
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