Thomas Swinford

Thomas Swinford
Personal information
Full name Thomas Francis Swinford
Born 9 May 1839
Margate, Kent, England
Died 23 January 1915(1915-01-23) (aged 75)
Polegate, Sussex, England
Batting style Right-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1874 Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 89
Batting average 11.12
100s/50s /1
Top score 50
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2014

Thomas Francis Swinford (9 May 1839 23 January 1915) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1874. Born at Margate, Kent, Swinford was a right-handed batsman.

Educated at Blackheath Proprietary School,[1] Swinford's first-class debut came for Kent against Derbyshire, with him making three further appearances in 1874 against Lancashire, Derbyshire, and the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] Swinford scored 89 runs in his four matches,[3] including a score of fifty against Lancashire.[4] He was described in Wisden as a "good batsman and long-stop."[1]

He served as a captain in H. M.'s 98th Regiment (North Staffordshire).[1][5] He died at Polegate, Sussex on 23 January 1915.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1915". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Swinford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Swinford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. "Lancashire v Kent, 1874". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 22950. p. 1619. 21 March 1865.
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