| Thomas Jennings | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Thomas Shepherd Jennings |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Tiverton, Devon |
| Death Place: | Tiverton, Devon |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Family: | David Jennings (brother) George Jennings (brother) Leonard Jennings (brother) |
| Club2: | Devon |
| Year2: | 1926–1933 |
| Club1: | Surrey |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 18 |
| Runs1: | 194 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.85 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 37 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,393 |
| Wickets1: | 37 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.56 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/51 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 16 April |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15682.html Cricinfo |
Thomas Shepherd Jennings (3 November 1896 – 7 September 1972) was an English cricketer. Jennings was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Tiverton, Devon.
Jennings made his first-class debut for Surrey in the 1921 County Championship against Essex. Jennings played first-class cricket for Surrey from 1921 to 1924, playing 18 times for them.[1] In these 18 matches, he scored 194 runs at a batting average of 13.85, with a high score of 37.[2] Predominantly a bowler, Jennings took 37 wickets for Surrey at a bowling average of 29.56, with three five wicket hauls and once taking ten wickets in a match,[3] which came against Derbyshire in 1924. He claimed 6 wickets in the Derbyshire first-innings and took 4 in their second.[4] The pitches at The Oval in the early to mid-twenties were not friendly to Jennings style of bowling, thus he wasn't a regular feature in the Surrey team.[5]
Following the end of his first-class career, Jennings played Minor counties cricket for Devon, having previously represented the Surrey Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[6] His debut for Devon came against the Surrey Second XI in 1926, with Jennings playing Devon from 1926 to 1933.[7] Starting in 1935, Jennings began umpiring in the Minor Counties Championship, standing in 87 matches between 1935 and 1962.[8] He stood in just the one first-class match, held in 1953 between a combined Minor Counties team and the touring Australians at the Michelin Ground, Stoke-on-Trent.[9]
Part of a large cricketing family, his brothers David, George and Leonard all played first-class cricket. Following his move back to Devon from, he became the head groundsman at Blundell's School in his home town.[5] It was here that Jennings died on 7 September 1972.