Rhodri Thomas

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

Rhodri Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Rhodri James Alban Thomas
Born	(1942-03-13) 13 March 1942 (age 82) St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1963–1965	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 15 Runs scored 622 Batting average 23.92 100s/50s 1/1 Top score 135* Balls bowled 12 Wickets 1 Bowling average 5.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/4 Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2020

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]

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.

External links

• Rhodri Thomas at ESPNcricinfo