| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Nicholas Darnell |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1817 |
| Birth Place: | Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England |
| Death Place: | Clifton, Bristol, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1837 - 1840 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 25 |
| Bat Avg1: | 2.27 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 5 |
| Deliveries1: | ? |
| Wickets1: | 28 |
| Bowl Avg1: | ? |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/? |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 17 February |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12349.html Cricinfo |
Nicholas Darnell (18 November 1817 – 8 April 1892) was an English first-class cricketer, barrister and Catholic priest.
The son of William Nicholas Darnell, he was born at Stockton-on-Tees in November 1817. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Exeter College, Oxford in 1836. While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1836. The following year, he made his debut for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club and played first-class matches for Oxford until 1840, making a total of eight appearances.[1] Playing as a bowler, Darnell took 28 wickets in his nine first-class matches, taking a five wicket haul once for Oxford University in 1840.[2]
He was elected a fellow of New College, Oxford in 1837,[3] holding the post until 1847. A member of Lincoln's Inn from 1844, Darnell was a practicing barrister. He converted to Catholicism in 1847 and later undertook ecclesiastical duties as a Catholic priest.[4] [5] Darnell died in April 1892 at Clifton, Bristol.