Thomas Armstrong (16 March 1872 – 5 July 1938) was an English first-class cricketer. Armstrong was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | Thomas Armstrong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1872 Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 July 1938 (aged 66) Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1892-1896 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Armstrong made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1892. From 1892 to 1896, he represented the county in 6 first-class matches, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club during the 1896 season.[1] In his 6 first-class matches, he scored 67 runs at a batting average of 7.44, with a high score of 20*.[2]
He died at the town of his birth on 5 July 1938.
Thomas Armstrong came from a sporting family. His brother Jack Armstrong played football for Nottingham Forest[3] and another brother Albert played for Forest Reserves on several occasions.[4]
References
edit- ^ First-Class Matches played by Thomas Armstrong
- ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Armstrong
- ^ "Trent Bridge Thomas Armstrong". Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "FOREST PLAYER KILLED IN ACTION". Nottingham Evening Post. 24 August 1917. p. 5.
External links
edit- Thomas Armstrong at Cricinfo
- Thomas Armstrong at CricketArchive