Michael Alistair Thornely (born 19 October 1987) is an English former professional cricketer who last played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Alistair Thornely | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1987 Camden, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Unicorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12 | Mashonaland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Leicestershire (squad no. 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CricInfo, 10 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thornely started his first-class career with Sussex in 2007 season, after scoring 800 runs in the Second XI Championship. He was released from Sussex following the conclusion of the 2010 season.[1] In the 2011 season he played 2nd XI cricket for Somerset, Nottinghamshire, Essex and Kent, but did not win a contract at any. Although, he did play first-class cricket for the Unicorns, a team made up from players without county contracts. Whilst playing for the Unicorns he scored an unbeaten century against Somerset.
In 2012 he had a trial with Leicestershire and impressed enough to earn a contract and went on to score centuries against Glamorgan on his debut, and later against Essex. His performances earned him a contract until the end of the 2014 season.[2]
Career best performances
| Batting | Bowling (innings) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | Figures | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
| FC | 131 | Leicestershire v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 2012 | 2/14 | Sussex v Worcestershire | Hove | 2010 |
| LA | 105 not out | Unicorns v Somerset | Taunton | 2011 | 1/20 | Leicestershire Foxes v Australians | Leicester | 2012 |
| T20 | 20 | Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning | Manchester | 2013 | ||||