Tom Outridge Jr.

Tom Outridge
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Michael Outridge
Born(1927-09-08)8 September 1927
Perth, Western Australia
Died21 July 2003(2003-07-21) (aged 75)
Bunbury, Western Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947/48–1952/53Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 724
Batting average 20.68
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 93
Balls bowled 1,633
Wickets 21
Bowling average 45.57
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/78
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 January 2012

Thomas Michael Outridge (8 September 1927 – 21 July 2003) was an Australian cricketer who represented Western Australia in 19 first-class matches between 1948 and 1953. He was a left-handed all-rounder, bowling slow left-arm orthodox spin.

The son of Thomas Outridge, a noted footballer,[1] Outridge played for a state colts team against the Marylebone Cricket Club in October 1946,[2] and made his senior debut the following season. Debuting against the touring Indian team in February 1948, he scored 28 and 14, coming in third in the batting order.[3] Outridge made his Sheffield Shield debut against South Australia in January 1950, scoring 49 runs in the first innings before being run out by John Wilkin.[4] He played his final match in 1953, against the touring South Africans.[5] Outridge's highest score came against the touring MCC in October 1950, when he hit nine fours and three sixes in his innings of 92.[6] His 19 first-class matches yielded 21 wickets, with a best of 5/78 taken against Victoria in February 1953, in what was his final Shield match.[7] Outridge retired from cricket in November 1953, after he moved to Bunbury to work at his father's hotel, citing difficulties "having to travel 250 miles to play each weekend".[8] He died in Bunbury in 2003, having for several years represented a district team at the annual Country Week competition in Perth.[9]

References

  1. ^ Clarke, R. T. Outridge Jr. – The Sunday Times. Published Sunday, 6 April 1941. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. ^ Other matches played by Thomas Outridge Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ Western Australia v Indians – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. ^ Western Australia v South Australia – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. ^ First-class matches played by Thomas Outridge – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  6. ^ J.H. Fingleton, Brown and Company, The Tour in Australia, Collins, 1951
  7. ^ Victoria v Western Australia – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  8. ^ Outridge Decides To Retire – The West Australian. Published Wednesday, 25 November 1953. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ CSBP Senior Country Week History Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine – WACA. Retrieved 29 January 2012.