Rhodri Thomas Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Rhodri James Alban Thomas
Birth Date:13 March 1942
Birth Place:St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire,
Wales
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1963 - 1965
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:15
Runs1:622
Bat Avg1:23.92
100S/50S1:1/1
Top Score1:135
Deliveries1:12
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:5.00
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:1/4
Catches/Stumpings1:10/–
Date:25 March
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21787.html Cricinfo

Rhodri James Alban Thomas (born 13 March 1942) is a Welsh former first-class cricketer.

Thomas was born at St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Radley College,[1] before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Warwickshire at Oxford in 1963. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1965, making a total of fifteen appearances.[3] He scored a total of 622 runs in his fifteen first-class matches, at an average of 23.92 and with a high score of 135 not out.[4] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Northamptonshire in a high scoring match in 1963, which also saw Northamptonshire's Roger Prideaux score a double century.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Robertson-Glasgow, Robert Wilson . St. Peter's College Radley Register, 1847-1962 . 1965 . Radleian Society . 609 . en.
  2. Book: List of Members . 1972 . University of Oxford . 624 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Rhodri Thomas . CricketArchive . 2020-03-25 . subscription.
  4. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rhodri Thomas . CricketArchive . 2020-03-25 . subscription.
  5. Web site: Oxford University v Northamptonshire, 1963 . CricketArchive . 2020-03-25 . subscription.