Rhodri Thomas

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Rhodri Thomas
Personal information
Full nameRhodri James Alban Thomas
Born (1942-03-13) 13 March 1942 (age 78)
St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire,
Wales
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1965 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches15
Runs scored622
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s1/1
Top score135*
Balls bowled12
Wickets 1
Bowling average 5.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match–
Best bowling1/4
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2020

Rhodri James Alban Thomas (born 13 March 1942) is a Welsh former first-class cricketer.

Thomas was born at St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Radley College, [1] before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. [2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Warwickshire at Oxford in 1963. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1965, making a total of fifteen appearances. [3] He scored a total of 622 runs in his fifteen first-class matches, at an average of 23.92 and with a high score of 135 not out. [4] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Northamptonshire in a high scoring match in 1963, which also saw Northamptonshire's Roger Prideaux score a double century. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Robertson-Glasgow, Robert Wilson (1965). St. Peter's College Radley Register, 1847-1962. Radleian Society. p. 609.
  2. ↑ List of Members. University of Oxford. 1972. p. 624.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Rhodri Thomas" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rhodri Thomas" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Oxford University v Northamptonshire, 1963" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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