About Richard Thomas
Lived 1792 – 1881 (aged 88–89). Richard Thomas was a British cricketer.
Richard Thomas (1792 – 30 May 1881) was an English cricketer active in the early 1830s. Born at Chatham, Kent at some point in 1792, Thomas made five appearances in first-class cricket for four teams.
He made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in June 1833, before playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent in August of that year. He made two appearances for England against Sussex in August and September 1833, before making a final first-class appearance for Kent against England in 1835.
He died at Eyhorne House, Hollingbourne, Kent on 30 May 1881.
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Who was Richard Thomas?
English cricketer, born 1792
When was Richard Thomas born?
Richard Thomas was born in 1792 in Chatham.
When did Richard Thomas die?
Richard Thomas died on 30 May 1881 in Hollingbourne.
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Richard Thomas was a cricketer.
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Richard Thomas was British.
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