Thomas Edmund Bourdillon (31 May 1890 – 27 May 1961) was an Orange Free State born Rhodesian cricketer. Bourdillon was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, and was educated at Tonbridge School in England.
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| Full name | Thomas Edmund Bourdillon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1890 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 May 1961 (aged 70) Salisbury, Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Victor Bourdillon (brother) Paul Bourdillon (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909/10–1924/25 | Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bourdillon made his first-class debut for Rhodesia against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI, making two appearances against the touring team in 1910.[1] A little over three years later, he made his next first-class appearance for PW Sherwell's XI against Transvaal, during which he scored his only first-class fifty with a score of 60.[2] He later made a single first-class appearance for English county side Sussex in the 1919 County Championship against Somerset, scoring 28 runs in the match.[1] Three further first-class appearances came later for Rhodesia, twice against Transvaal in 1923 and once against SB Joel's XI in 1924.[1] In five first-class matches for Rhodesia, Bourdillon scored 78 runs at an average of 8.66, with a high score of 24.[3] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 57.66, with best figures of 2/51.[4]
He died at Salisbury, Rhodesia on 27 May 1961. His brother, Victor, played first-class cricket, as did his grandson Paul Bourdillon.
References
edit- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Bourdillon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Transvaal v PW Sherwell's XI, 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Bourdillon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Bourdillon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
External links
edit- Thomas Bourdillon at ESPNcricinfo
- Thomas Bourdillon at CricketArchive