| Bruce Thomas | |
| Fullname: | Kenneth Bruce Thomas |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg-spin |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Year1: | 1966-1970 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 544 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.90 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/3 |
| Top Score1: | 66 |
| Deliveries1: | 587 |
| Wickets1: | 7 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 42.42 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/88 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 10/– |
| Date: | 19 November 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7950.html Cricinfo |
Kenneth Bruce Thomas (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian former cricketer. He played 13 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1966 and 1970.[1] [2]
Thomas was a right-handed opening batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler. His best season was 1966–67, when he scored 421 runs at an average of 38.27 to help Victoria win the Sheffield Shield.[3] He made his highest score of 66 against Queensland in 1968–69, when he and Ken Eastwood put on 131 for the opening partnership.[4]
Thomas played district cricket in the Victorian Cricket Association for Hawthorn-East Melbourne from 1961–62 to 1978–79.[5] The annual batting prize for its successor club, Kingston Hawthorn, is the Bruce Thomas Trophy.[6]