Thomas Plumb

Thomas Plumb (26 July 1833 – 29 March 1905) was an English first-class cricketer. Plumb played first-class cricket for several teams between 1866–79, and was considered by some to be the finest wicket-keeper of his time.

Life and cricket career Plumb, who was born at Aylesbury, was considered the finest wicket-keeper of his time, with W. G. Grace describing him as ‘about the best wicket-keeper of his time.’ He was considered by others to have been the equal of Ted Pooley and George Pinder.

Outside of cricket he was a publican, running the Queen's Head in Billesdon. In his later years he lived under poor circumstances, perhaps owing to the misfortune of not belonging to a major county during his career. He lived out his final years in a workhouse in Northampton, dying there in March 1905.