Thomas Box

Thomas Box (7 February 1808 – 12 July 1876) was an English cricketer who is remembered as one of the most outstanding wicketkeepers of the 19th century.

Player Box played in historically 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 during the early years of roundarm bowling when his colleagues included Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite. He was a member of Sussex's 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 wicket-keeper, he was highly successful, with a known career record of 236 catches and 162 stumpings.