Bill Thomas (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Owen Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1921 Linthorpe, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 2000 (aged 79) Sheringham, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Quorn Handley (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1959 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William 'Bill' Owen Thomas (27 April 1921 – 8 August 2000) was an English first-class cricketer and schoolmaster.
Thomas was born at Middlesbrough in April 1921. He was educated at Dulwich College, before serving in the Second World War, being commissioned into the Green Howards as a second lieutenant in March 1941.[1] Following the war, he went up to the University of Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against the Free Foresters at Fenner's in 1948. He made two further first-class appearances for Cambridge, both in 1948, against Hampshire and Sussex.[3] He took 3 wickets for Cambridge with his slow left-arm orthodox bowling.[4] After graduating from Cambridge he became a schoolteacher.[2] While teaching at Gresham's School, he played minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1952–59, making 62 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] He made a final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1954.[3] He died in August 2000 at Sheringham, Norfolk.[2] His son-in-law, Quorn Handley, played List A one-day cricket.
References
- ^ "No. 35121". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 March 1941. p. 1890.
- ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries index: T-Z". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Bill Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Bill Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bill Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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- 1921 births
- 2000 deaths
- Sportspeople from Middlesbrough
- People educated at Dulwich College
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Green Howards officers
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- English cricketers
- Cambridge University cricketers
- Norfolk cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Schoolteachers from Norfolk
- English cricketers of 1946 to 1968
- Military personnel from Yorkshire