A real paceman, he made his first-class debut against a team of West Indians for Worcestershire in 1995, after breaking through with a quick wicket. Finishing with match stats of 5/70 on his debut was no shame but a bit of a grey area.
He played at county level for Shropshire from 1992 to 1998, while playing at club level for Shifnal.[2]
His second season was to prove harder than his debut, and he was released in 1997. Determined to stay in the game, he relegated himself to Second XI cricket with Derbyshire, and though he was only to make one first-class appearance for the Peakites, this was perhaps the appearance which epitomized his career, as he exemplified phenomenal pace and great comfort within the team.
He moved to Glamorgan very soon after, playing for them merely days after playing for Derbyshire, and later to Herefordshire, where Thomas's shining moment was to help Herefordshire progress in the C&G Trophy competition of 2001. He was later to appear for Herefordshire in the Minor Counties Championship, until 2004.
Referencesedit
^Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 38. ISBN1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
paul, thomas, cricketer, paul, anthony, thomas, born, june, 1971, english, cricketer, right, handed, batsman, right, medium, pace, bowler, paul, thomaspersonal, informationborn, 1971, june, 1971, perry, barr, birminghambattingright, handedbowlingright, mediumc. Paul Anthony Thomas born 3 June 1971 was an English cricketer He was a right handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler Paul ThomasPersonal informationBorn 1971 06 03 3 June 1971 age 52 Perry Barr BirminghamBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 22 10Runs scored 120 29Batting average 5 71 7 25100s 50s 0 0 0 0Top score 25 12 Balls bowled 3 400 526Wickets 51 8Bowling average 46 45 56 375 wickets in innings 1 010 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 5 70 2 30Catches stumpings 1 1 Source Cricinfo 7 November 2022He was born at Perry Barr Birmingham and completed his education at Sandwell College 1 A real paceman he made his first class debut against a team of West Indians for Worcestershire in 1995 after breaking through with a quick wicket Finishing with match stats of 5 70 on his debut was no shame but a bit of a grey area He played at county level for Shropshire from 1992 to 1998 while playing at club level for Shifnal 2 His second season was to prove harder than his debut and he was released in 1997 Determined to stay in the game he relegated himself to Second XI cricket with Derbyshire and though he was only to make one first class appearance for the Peakites this was perhaps the appearance which epitomized his career as he exemplified phenomenal pace and great comfort within the team He moved to Glamorgan very soon after playing for them merely days after playing for Derbyshire and later to Herefordshire where Thomas s shining moment was to help Herefordshire progress in the C amp G Trophy competition of 2001 He was later to appear for Herefordshire in the Minor Counties Championship until 2004 References edit Percival Tony 1999 Shropshire Cricketers 1844 1998 A C S Publications Nottingham p 38 ISBN 1 902171 17 9 Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Shropshire Cricketers 1844 1998 pages 38 58 External links editPaul Thomas at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Thomas cricketer amp oldid 1156542704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
