| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Fullname: | Thomas Edmund Bourdillon |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Salisbury, Rhodesia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Family: | Victor Bourdillon (brother) Paul Bourdillon (grandson) |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Year1: | 1919 |
| Club2: | Rhodesia |
| Year2: | 1909/10 - 1924/25 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 176 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.53 |
| 100S/50S1: | - /1 |
| Top Score1: | 60 |
| Deliveries1: | 301 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 57.66 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/51 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/ - |
| Date: | 12 February |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55261.html Cricinfo |
Thomas Edmund Bourdillon (31 May 1890 – 27 May 1961) was an Orange Free State born Rhodesian cricketer. Bourdillon was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, and was educated at Tonbridge School in England.
Bourdillon made his first-class debut for Rhodesia against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI, making two appearances against the touring team in 1910.[1] A little over three years later, he made his next first-class appearance for PW Sherwell's XI against Transvaal, during which he scored his only first-class fifty with a score of 60.[2] He later made a single first-class appearance for English county side Sussex in the 1919 County Championship against Somerset, scoring 28 runs in the match.[1] Three further first-class appearances came later for Rhodesia, twice against Transvaal in 1923 and once against SB Joel's XI in 1924.[1] In five first-class matches for Rhodesia, Bourdillon scored 78 runs at an average of 8.66, with a high score of 24.[3] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 57.66, with best figures of 2/51.[4]
He died at Salisbury, Rhodesia on 27 May 1961. His brother, Victor, played first-class cricket, as did his grandson Paul Bourdillon.