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Full name | Thomas Henry Dent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1879 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 September 1929 (aged 49–50) Kyogle, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1900-01 to 1901-02 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2015 |
Thomas Henry Dent (1879 – 11 September 1929) was an Australian cricketer and banker who played first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand in 1901 and 1902.
Playing for Scinde in Napier club cricket in 1900-01, Dent took 67 wickets with his leg-spin at an average of 7.36. [1] He played his first first-class match for Hawke's Bay in January 1901, taking 5 for 46 and 3 for 60 in an innings victory over Auckland. [2] In his next match three months later, against Wellington, he took 9 for 47 and 3 for 63. The match finished in a draw with Hawke's Bay, needing 132 for victory, 123 for 8 at stumps on the second and final day. [3]
He played his fifth and last match for Hawke's Bay in January 1902, taking 3 for 66 and 5 for 87 and scoring 56 and 30 not out in a six-wicket victory over Canterbury. [4] He and the Hawke's Bay coach Albert Trott (who took 7 for 58 and 4 for 93 and scored 68 and 80 not out) bowled unchanged throughout both innings except for one over by a third bowler to enable them to change ends. [5]
He moved to Sydney in July 1902 to work for the Bank of New South Wales. [6] Starting as a clerk, he was appointed branch manager at Bangalow on the northern New South Wales coast, then transferred inland to Kyogle to manage the branch there. [7] While working at Lismore, he married Mary McDonough there in 1908. [8] He continued to play cricket until his death, appearing with success for district representative sides. [9]
In 1929, after suffering from severe influenza and consequent depression, he shot himself. He was survived by his wife and their two children. [7]
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