Thomas Garnier

Thomas Parry Garnier (22 February 1841 – 18 March 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Cricket and ecclesiastical career The second son of Thomas Garnier, he was born in February 1841 at Longford, Derbyshire. He was educated firstly at Twyford School, before attending Winchester College. From there, he matriculated to Balliol College, Oxford in 1859. While studying at Oxford, Garnier was a member of the Oxford University Cricket Club, making his debut in first-class cricket for the club against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Oxford in 1861. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1863, making nine appearances; he was awarded a blue in each of his three years in the Oxford team. Amongst his Oxford contemporaries, the saying "Tommy Gariner's straight bat was the prettiest sight in Oxford" prevailed during his time playing for the university.

Garnier married Louisa Vernon Warner in 1873, who was the daughter of George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon. She predeceased him by four years. was also a first-class cricketer and clergyman, as was his uncle. His nephew was the cricketer and civil servant, George Tottenham.

Publications His publications include:

Church or Dissent (1876) The Parish Church (1876) Graduated Church Readers (1882) Title Deeds of the Church of England (1890) First Book of the Church (1892) First Book of Church Principles (1894) First Book of Worship (1895) A Manual on the Means of Grace (1896) First Book of the Bible (posthumously published, 1899)