Alan Thomas (born 7 January 1947) is a former English cricketer. Thomas was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Bolton, Lancashire.
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Full name | Alan Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bolton, Lancashire, England | 7 January 1947||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1966 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2012 |
Thomas made a single first-class appearance for Lancashire against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1966.[1] Oxford University won the toss and elected to bat first, making 241 all out in their first-innings, during which Thomas bowled eight overs without taking a wicket, though he only conceded 7 runs. Lancashire then made 203 all out in their first-innings, during which Thomas was dismissed for 4 runs by Richard Elviss. In response, Oxford University reached 224/8 declared in their second-innings, leaving Lancashire with a target of 262 for victory. However, they could only make 191 all out in their second-innings, during which Thomas was dismissed for a duck by Elviss.[2] This was his only major appearance for Lancashire.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alan Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Oxford University v Lancashire, 1966". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
External links
edit- Alan Thomas at ESPNcricinfo
- Alan Thomas at CricketArchive