| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Thomas Plumb |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1833 |
| Birth Place: | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Death Place: | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 10 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 26 |
| Runs1: | 474 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.81 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/2 |
| Top Score1: | 67 |
| Deliveries1: | 92 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 11.66 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 27/15 |
| Date: | 24 June |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18795.html Cricinfo |
Thomas Plumb (26 July 1833 - 29 March 1905) was an English first-class cricketer. Plumb played first-class cricket for several teams between 1866 - 79, and was considered by some to be the finest wicket-keeper of his time.
Plumb, who was born at Aylesbury, was considered the finest wicket-keeper of his time, with W. G. Grace describing him as ‘about the best wicket-keeper of his time.’[1] He was considered by others to have been the equal of Ted Pooley and George Pinder.[1] Plumb was never attached to one of the major county teams of the time, playing for Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire, then second-class counties.[2] [1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the North in the North v South fixture of 1866. Between 1866 and 1879, he played first-class cricket for no less than eight teams, including for the Players in the 1869 Gentlemen v Players fixture. He also appeared for All-England teams, including the United England Eleven and the All England Eleven.[2] Making 26 first-class appearances, Plumb scored 474 runs at an average of 12.81, with a high score of 67. Behind the stumps, he took 27 catches and made 15 stumpings.[3]
Outside of cricket he was a publican, running the Queen's Head in Billesdon. In his later years he lived under poor circumstances, perhaps owing to the misfortune of not belonging to a major county during his career.[1] He lived out his final years in a workhouse in Northampton, dying there in March 1905.[1]