Thomas Edwin Drakes (7 March 1908 – 10 May 1974) was an English first-class cricketer.

Thomas Drakes
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Edwin Drakes
Born7 March 1908
Bardney, Lincolnshire, England
Died10 May 1974(1974-05-10) (aged 66)
Hainault, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1926–1933Lincolnshire
1929Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 140
Batting average 14.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 39*
Balls bowled 1,213
Wickets 20
Bowling average 32.40
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/70
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 February 2019

Born at Bardney in Lincolnshire, Drakes made his debut in minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire against Buckinghamshire in the 1926 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire until 1933, making 42 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] He studied at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2] While at Cambridge he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1929, making his debut against Essex at Fenner's.[3] He made eight appearances in first-class matches during 1929,[3] scoring 140 runs with a high score of 39 not out,[4] while with his right-arm fast-medium he took 20 wickets at an average of 32.40, with best figures of 5 for 70.[5] These figures were his only first-class five wicket haul and came on debut against Essex.[6]

He later assisted the Army Cadet Force as a second lieutenant in the 1950s.[7] He died at Hainault in May 1974.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Louis Weigall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 December 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 380.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Drakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Drakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Drakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Cambridge University v Essex, 1929". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ "No. 38962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 July 1950.
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