Thomas Swinford
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| Full name | Thomas Francis Swinford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1839 Margate, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 1915 (aged 75) Polegate, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1874 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Francis Swinford (9 May 1839 – 23 January 1915) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1874. Born at Margate, Kent, Swinford was a right-handed batsman.
Educated at Blackheath Proprietary School,[1] Swinford's first-class debut came for Kent against Derbyshire, with him making three further appearances in 1874 against Lancashire, Derbyshire, and the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] Swinford scored 89 runs in his four matches,[3] including a score of fifty against Lancashire.[4] He was described in Wisden as a "good batsman and long-stop."[1]
He served as a captain in H. M.'s 98th Regiment (North Staffordshire).[1][5] He died at Polegate, Sussex on 23 January 1915.
References
- ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 1915". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Swinford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Swinford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Lancashire v Kent, 1874". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "No. 22950". The London Gazette. 21 March 1865.