Full name David James Thomas
Born June 30, 1959, Solihull, Warwickshire
Died July 28, 2012 (aged 53 years 28 days)
Major teams Gloucestershire, Natal, Northern Transvaal, Surrey
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast
Relation Son - CJO Thomas
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 150 | 193 | 41 | 3044 | 119 | 20.02 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 0 |
List A | 152 | 107 | 25 | 1531 | 72 | 18.67 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 150 | 21447 | 11415 | 336 | 6/36 | 33.97 | 3.19 | 63.8 | 7 | 1 | ||
List A | 152 | 6475 | 4730 | 140 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 33.78 | 4.38 | 46.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
First-class span | 1977 - 1988 |
List A span | 1977 - 1988 |
David Thomas was left-arm all-rounder who flirted with an England place and helped Surrey to the 1982 NatWest Trophy. Warwickshire born but a Surrey player from his debut in 1977 to 1987, Thomas was a hard-hitting lower-order batsman and a left-arm bowler capable of sharp pace and swing.