Thomas Tatchell | |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1867 |
Birth Place: | Inglewood, Victoria, Australia |
Death Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Club1: | Victoria |
Year1: | 1894-1895 |
Date: | 26 July |
Year: | 2015 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8027.html Cricinfo |
Thomas Tatchell (13 June 1867 - 18 October 1936) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1894 and 1895.[1]
Tatchell was born into a sporting family, with all his brothers being active sportsmen. He attended Wesley College in his youth and played football in Bendigo. After moving to Melbourne he became a cricketer and he eventually captained both South Melbourne and Richmond in district cricket and he represented Victoria in first-class cricket. He also represented Victoria in inter-state tennis, playing competitively for over twenty years. In 1919 he took up bowls and became captain of the Heidelberg Bowls Club.[2]