Background
He was born at Tiverton, Devon.
He was born at Tiverton, Devon.
Townsend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Townsend made his debut for Devon in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. From 1993 to 2002, he represented the county in 10 Championship matches, the last of which came against Oxfordshire.
His MCCA Knockout Trophy debut for the county came against Dorset in 1993.
He played one further Trophy match for Devon, which came in 2002 against Wiltshire. He also represented Devon in a single List A match against Derbyshire in the 1993 National Westminster Trophy.
In this match, he scored 29 runs before being bowled by Matthew Vandrau. He also played List A cricket for Surrey, Devon and a combined Minor Counties team
