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

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

Spongey Thomas Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC4544419*44.000020

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC439614531/1048.332.19132.000

Debut/Last Matches of Spongey Thomas

FC Matches

Span
1948 - 1954