Ian Thomas (cricketer)

Ian James Thomas (born 9 May 1979, Newport, Monmouthshire) is a Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan as a left-handed opening batsman from 1999 to 2005. Thomas, along with Graeme Hick, held the record for highest score in the Twenty20 Cup from 2004 to 2006, after scoring 116 not out to lead Glamorgan to a win with three balls to spare against Somerset Sabres in the group stages of the 2004 tournament. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/glamorgan/3869549.stm Thomas hails record knock] , from BBC, retrieved 5 December 2006]

On his County Championship debut in 2000, Thomas made 82 in a drawn match against Essex, described by the BBC reporter as a "dream debut". [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/county_ch_2/906997.stm Thomas makes dream debut] , from BBC, retrieved 5 December 2006] It was to be his highest score in first class cricket, and he only made two higher scores in any form of the game, the aforementioned Twenty20 century and 93 against a Durham Cricket Board XI in the C&G Trophy.

After the 2005 season, where Thomas' highest first class cricket score was 42, he was released from the club, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/glamorgan/4686255.stm Batsman Thomas leaves Glamorgan] , from BBC, retrieved 15 July 2005] and currently plays some minor cricket for Herefordshire. He has also represented Welsh Minor Counties.

External links

* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/7/7240/7240.html Ian Thomas] , player profile from CricketArchive

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