Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin (15 January 1911 – 7 December 1937) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Martin was born in Lisburn in January 1911, where he was educated at Lisburn Intermediate School. (Which is now The Wallace High School) After leaving secondary education, Martin went up to Queen's University Belfast. His next appearance for Ireland came in July 1934, again in a minor match, this time against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Strabane. As a bowler, he bowled 18 wicket-less overs in the match, which conceded 49 runs. Batting from the tail, Martin ended Ireland's first-innings unbeaten without scoring, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Reginald Butterworth. Outside of cricket, Martin was a schoolteacher. However, he was afflicted with tuberculosis and fought a long battle against the illness, succumbing to it in December 1937. His brother, Herbie, was also a first-class cricketer, in addition to playing rugby union.