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Charles Thornely
Personal information
Full name
Charles William Alexander Thornely
Born (1958-10-05) 5 October 1958 (age 65)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsMichael Thornely (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1986–1988Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 1
Runs scored 11
Batting average
100s/50s –/–
Top score 11*
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2023

Charles William Alexander Thornely (born 5 October 1958 at Lancaster, Lancashire) is a former cricketer. He was educated at Sedbergh School where his father was headmaster. He is the uncle of Leicestershire and former Sussex cricketer Michael Thornely. He taught for many years in England at both primary and secondary level before teaching English abroad in Portugal, Poland and Italy.

He played cricket for Cambridgeshire at minor county level from 1986 to 1988 as a batsman, making one List A appearance against Warwickshire. Batting from the lower order he scored 11 not out.