Tom Wade (cricketer)
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| Full name | Thomas Henry Wade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1910 Maldon, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 July 1987 (aged 76) Colchester, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 to 1950 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Henry Wade (24 November 1910 – 25 July 1987) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex from 1929 to 1950, mainly as a wicket-keeper.[1][2]
Tom Wade was born in Essex and began playing for the county cricket team in 1929 as an off-spin bowler and lower-order batsman.[3] He took 33 wickets in his first season, including his best figures of 5 for 64 in the second innings in a close victory over Somerset.[3][4] He had fewer opportunities in the next few seasons, although he made his highest score of 96 against Oxford University in 1932.[5]
He took up wicket-keeping, and soon achieved such a high standard that in 1934 he displaced Roy Sheffield as the Essex wicket-keeper.[3] In late 1936 he was on a private visit to Australia when he was asked to keep wicket for the English touring team, which had lost its two wicket-keepers to illness and injury. He played in three matches in October and November until Les Ames returned to fitness.[3]
Wade kept playing for Essex until fibrositis compelled him to retire in 1950. He was a popular player, and his benefit yielded nearly £4000, a record for Essex at the time.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tom Wade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Tom Wade". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Wisden 1988, p. 1215.
- ^ "Essex v Somerset 1929". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Essex v Oxford University 1932". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2021.