Background
He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
Attenburrow"s batting style is unknown, though it is known he bowled right-arm underarm slow. Attenburrow made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against England in 1847 at Trent Bridge. In England"s first-innings of 105 all out, Attenburrow took four wickets.
He opened the batting in Nottinghamshire"s first-innings of 176 all out, scoring 3 runs before he was dismissed by Tom Hunt.
In England"s second-innings of 82 all out, he took six wickets. Nottinghamshire were set twelve runs for victory, reaching their target without losing a wicket.
The following season he made a single first-class appearance for Nottingham Cricket Club against Sheffield Cricket Club at Trent Bridge. In Sheffield"s first-innings of 111 all out, Attenburrow took three wickets, while in Nottingham"s first-innings of 36 all out he batted at number ten, where he was dismissed for a duck by Tom Hunt.
He took two wickets in Sheffield"s second-innings of 81 all out, which set Nottingham a target of 157 for victory.
Nottingham were dismissed for 71 in their chase, with Attenburrow again dismissed for a duck by Hunt. He died at Saint Brélade, Jersey on 25 September 1881.
