| Tom Outridge | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Thomas Michael Outridge |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Death Place: | Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Western Australia |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 19 |
| Runs1: | 724 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.68 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/4 |
| Top Score1: | 93 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,633 |
| Wickets1: | 21 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 45.57 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/78 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Date: | 28 January |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16521/16521.html CricketArchive |
Thomas Michael Outridge (8 September 1927 – 21 July 2003) was an Australian cricketer who represented Western Australia in 19 first-class matches between 1948 and 1953. He was a left-handed all-rounder, bowling slow left-arm orthodox spin.
The son of Thomas Outridge, a noted footballer,[1] Outridge played for a state colts team against the Marylebone Cricket Club in October 1946,[2] and made his senior debut the following season. Debuting against the touring Indian team in February 1948, he scored 28 and 14, coming in third in the batting order.[3] Outridge made his Sheffield Shield debut against South Australia in January 1950, scoring 49 runs in the first innings before being run out by John Wilkin.[4] He played his final match in 1953, against the touring South Africans.[5] Outridge's highest score came against the touring MCC in October 1950, when he hit nine fours and three sixes in his innings of 92.[6] His 19 first-class matches yielded 21 wickets, with a best of 5/78 taken against Victoria in February 1953, in what was his final Shield match.[7] Outridge retired from cricket in November 1953, after he moved to Bunbury to work at his father's hotel, citing difficulties "having to travel 250 miles to play each weekend".[8] He died in Bunbury in 2003, having for several years represented a district team at the annual Country Week competition in Perth.[9]