Spongey Thomas
England
Full Name
William Owen Thomas
Born
April 27, 1921, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
Died
August 08, 2001, Sheringham, Norfolk, (aged 80y 103d)
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Slow Left arm Orthodox
TEAMS
Wisden Obituary
Thomas, William Owen, died in Sheringham on August 8, 2000, aged 79. Dulwich
captain in 1940, his fourth year in the XI, "Spongey" Thomas went up to Cambridge
after war service and played three first-class games for the University in 1948 after taking four for 58 against Essex in a non-first-class match. A slow left-armer who had given the ball quite a tweak in his school days, Thomas took only three wickets at 46.33 apiece. His one other first-class match was for MCC at Lord's in 1954, where his left-handed batting helped Jack Davies add 67 for the ninth wicket in a failed attempt to prevent their old university from winning. Thomas also played for Norfolk in the 1950s while teaching at Gresham's School.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
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