John Truswell

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John Richard Truswell (14 January 1841 – 6 August 1892) was an English cricketer.

Truswell was born at Farnsfield in Nottinghamshire in 1841. He is known to have played village cricket from 1859 and donated a sovereign to help pay for the establishment of a new ground in the village in 1862.[https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/news/2008/april/nottinghamshire-cricketers-part-7.html Nottinghamshire Cricketers Part 7], Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-13. He played in two first-class cricket matches for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 1868 and is known to have played other matches for the Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire and the All England Eleven until 1871.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21946.html John Truswell], CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-13.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33424/33424.html John Truswell], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-13. {{subscription required}}.

Truswell was a farmer. He died of dropsy at Farnsfield in 1892 aged 51.