For the American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, see Thomas J. Box.
Thomas Box (7 February 1808 – 12 July 1876) was a famous English cricketer who is remembered as one of the most outstanding wicketkeepers of the 19th century.
In all, Box is known to have played in 248 important matches. He was a right-handed batsman who occasionally made useful scores. He had 456 innings, in 43 of which he was not out, and scored 4,936 runs at an average of 11.95 with a highest score of 79. He scored 8 half-centuries. He bowled very rarely, style unknown, and took just 8 wickets but with a best analysis of 5/45.
As a wicketkeeper, he was highly successful and his known career record of 236 catches and 162 stumpings is outstanding.[2]
Groundsmanedit
In 1843 Sussex County Cricket Club granted Box a benefit match and the proceeds enabled him to lease the Hanover Arms public house in Lewes Road, Brighton. This had the Royal New Ground attached and Box was called upon to manage the matches taking place there. As a result, it became popularly known as "Box's Ground". Sussex County Cricket Club used it until September 1847, after which Box leased the Royal Brunswick Ground, also in Hove, and the club moved there.
Box relinquished the lease of the Brunswick Ground to the club in 1863. In 1864, on the death of his wife, Box moved to London where he became a publican again but without success. His final employment was as an attendant at the Prince's Cricket Ground in Chelsea. On 12 July 1876, during a Middlesex v Nottinghamshire match, he collapsed and died three hours later.[2]
thomas, american, civil, soldier, medal, honor, recipient, thomas, february, 1808, july, 1876, famous, english, cricketer, remembered, most, outstanding, wicketkeepers, 19th, century, personal, informationborn7, february, 1808ardingly, sussex, englanddied12, j. For the American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient see Thomas J Box Thomas Box 7 February 1808 12 July 1876 was a famous English cricketer who is remembered as one of the most outstanding wicketkeepers of the 19th century Thomas BoxPersonal informationBorn7 February 1808Ardingly Sussex EnglandDied12 July 1876 aged 68 Prince s Cricket Ground London EnglandHeight5 ft 7 1 in 1 70 m BattingRight handedDomestic team informationYearsTeamSussexCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 247Runs scored 4 936Batting average 11 95100s 50s 0 0Top score 79Balls bowled 66 Wickets 8Bowling average 13 205 wickets in innings 110 wickets in match 0Best bowling 5 45Catches stumpings 236 162Source Cricinfo 16 April 2022 Contents 1 Player 2 Groundsman 3 References 4 External sourcesPlayer editBox played in important matches from 1826 to 1856 Although he played several matches for Marylebone Cricket Club Hampshire and Surrey he was most closely linked with cricket in his native county of Sussex He played for the Sussex team during the early years of roundarm bowling when his colleagues included Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite He was a member of the Sussex team when the county club was founded in 1839 and continued to play for the club until he retired In all Box is known to have played in 248 important matches He was a right handed batsman who occasionally made useful scores He had 456 innings in 43 of which he was not out and scored 4 936 runs at an average of 11 95 with a highest score of 79 He scored 8 half centuries He bowled very rarely style unknown and took just 8 wickets but with a best analysis of 5 45 As a wicketkeeper he was highly successful and his known career record of 236 catches and 162 stumpings is outstanding 2 Groundsman editIn 1843 Sussex County Cricket Club granted Box a benefit match and the proceeds enabled him to lease the Hanover Arms public house in Lewes Road Brighton This had the Royal New Ground attached and Box was called upon to manage the matches taking place there As a result it became popularly known as Box s Ground Sussex County Cricket Club used it until September 1847 after which Box leased the Royal Brunswick Ground also in Hove and the club moved there Box relinquished the lease of the Brunswick Ground to the club in 1863 In 1864 on the death of his wife Box moved to London where he became a publican again but without success His final employment was as an attendant at the Prince s Cricket Ground in Chelsea On 12 July 1876 during a Middlesex v Nottinghamshire match he collapsed and died three hours later 2 References edit Box Sketches at Lords British Museum a b Tom Box CricinfoExternal sources edit nbsp Media related to Thomas Box at Wikimedia Commons nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1800s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Box amp oldid 1156847539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
