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Full name | Thomas William Balderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Stockport, Cheshire, England | 7 May 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,9 September 2020 |
Thomas William Balderson (born 7 May 1999) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Balderson was born at Stockport in May 1999. He was educated at Cheadle Hulme High School,before going up to Downing College,Cambridge. [1] While studying at Cambridge,he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Oxford University in The University Matches of 2018 at Oxford and 2019 at Fenner's. [2] He scored 20 runs in his two matches, [3] in addition to taking 3 wickets with his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, [4] including the wicket of centurion George Hargrave in the 2019 fixture. [5]
Also whilst at Cambridge,Balderson won the annual rugby 'Cuppers' competition twice for Downing College (2018/19 and 2019/20). [6]
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