Thomas Brand Whitby (2 November 1813 – 7 December 1881) was an English cricketer active in the 1830s. He was born at Eynsford, Kent.[1]

Thomas Whitby
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Brand Whitby
Born2 November 1813
Eynsford, Kent, England
Died7 December 1881(1881-12-07) (aged 68)
Hackney, Middlesex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1837Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 12
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 11
Balls bowled 68
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2014

Whitby made two appearances in first-class cricket for Kent in 1837 against Sussex at Brighton, and Nottinghamshire at Town Malling.[2] A batsman of unknown handedness, Whitby scored a total of 12 runs in his two matches,[3] while with the ball he bowled seventeen wicket-less overs.[4]

He died at Hackney, Middlesex on 7 December 1881.

References

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  1. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 569–570. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 16 August 2022.)
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Whitby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Whitby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Whitby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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