Rhodri Thomas

Rhodri Thomas
Personal information
Full name
Rhodri James Alban Thomas
Born (1942-03-13) 13 March 1942 (age 82)
St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire,
Wales
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1965Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 622
Batting average 23.92
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 135*
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 1
Bowling average 5.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/4
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2020

Rhodri James Alban Thomas (born 13 March 1942) is a Welsh former first-class cricketer.

Thomas was born at St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Radley College,[1] before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Warwickshire at Oxford in 1963. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1965, making a total of fifteen appearances.[3] He scored a total of 622 runs in his fifteen first-class matches, at an average of 23.92 and with a high score of 135 not out.[4] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Northamptonshire in a high scoring match in 1963, which also saw Northamptonshire's Roger Prideaux score a double century.[5]

References

  1. ^ Robertson-Glasgow, Robert Wilson (1965). St. Peter's College Radley Register, 1847-1962. Radleian Society. p. 609.
  2. ^ List of Members. University of Oxford. 1972. p. 624.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Rhodri Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rhodri Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Oxford University v Northamptonshire, 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.