Thomas Dixon (Irish cricketer) explained

Thomas Dixon
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:14
Runs1:312
Bat Avg1:14.18
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:45
Deliveries1:2,484
Wickets1:50
Bowl Avg1:20.86
Fivefor1:3
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:7/51
Catches/Stumpings1:4/–
International:true
Country:Ireland
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/13/13327/13327.html CricketArchive
Date:6 December
Year:2022

Thomas Hartigan Dixon (22 January 1906 – 12 April 1985)[1] was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Scotland in July 1927[2] in a first-class match.[3] He went on to play for Ireland on 17 occasions, his last match coming in July 1932 against the MCC.

Of his matches for Ireland, eight had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 372 runs at an average of 15.50, with a top score of 52 not out against the MCC at Lord's in July 1931. He took 79 wickets at an average of 16.95, with his best bowling figures being 7/51 on his debut against Scotland.

Prior to playing for Ireland, he played two first-class matches for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in 1926. After playing for Ireland, he moved back to India, the country of his birth, and played four first-class matches there, one for a Viceroy's XI (the Viceroy of India at the time was George Freeman-Thomas) and three for Delhi. His brother Patrick also represented Ireland at cricket.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/13/13327/13327.html Cricket Archive profile
  2. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire78.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  3. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/13/13327/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Thomas Dixon at Cricket Archive