Dillwyn Thomas Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Dillwyn Thomas
Birth Date:13 February 1905
Birth Place:Neath Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales
Death Place:Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium-fast
Club1:Glamorgan
Year1:1939
Columns:1
Column1:FC
Matches1:2
Runs1:14
Bat Avg1:14.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:14
Deliveries1:216
Wickets1:5
Bowl Avg1:19.80
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1:5/64
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:30 June
Year:2010
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21508.html Cricinfo

Dillwyn Thomas (13 February 1905 – 29 August 1996) was a Welsh cricketer. Thomas was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Neath Abbey, Glamorgan.

Thomas made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1939 against Essex, where on debut he took his only five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, claiming figures of 5/64;[1] this five wicket haul also accounted for all of his first-class wickets.[2] He played a further first-class match for the county, against Yorkshire in the same season at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford.[3]

Thomas died at Neath, Glamorgan on 29 August 1996.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16936.html Essex v Glamorgan, County Championship 1939
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4685/f_Bowling_by_Team.html First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dillwyn Thomas
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4685/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Dillwyn Thomas
  4. Web site: Obituaries in 1996. 6 December 2005. Wisden.