About Thomas Bartley
Lived 1908 – 1964 (aged 55–56). Thomas Bartley was a British cricketer and cricket umpire.
Thomas John Bartley (19 March 1908 – 2 April 1964) was a Test match umpire.
Born in Northop Hall in Flintshire, Tom Bartley represented Cheshire in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship from 1933 to 1939 and played for Rawtenstall in the Lancashire League in 1946. He was one of the best fast bowlers in Liverpool league cricket, taking all 10 wickets once and nine wickets in an innings nine times.
He made his most notable contribution to cricket as an umpire. He stood in 321 matches of first-class cricket from 1948 to 1960, including six home Tests against Pakistan, South Africa and Australia from 1954 to 1956.
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Who was Thomas Bartley?
English cricketer (1908-1964)
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Thomas Bartley was born in 1908.
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Thomas Bartley died in 1964.
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Thomas Bartley was a cricketer and cricket umpire.
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Thomas Bartley was British.
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· DBpedia: Thomas Bartley (cricket umpire)
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