- Tom Pritchard
Thomas Leslie Pritchard, born at
Kaupokonui ,Taranaki ,New Zealand onMarch 10 ,1917 , was acricketer who played most of hisfirst-class cricket in England.Pritchard was a genuinely fast right-arm bowler and a useful lower order right-handed batsman who played in several matches for Wellington before the
Second World War . Coming to Europe and then England with the New Zealand forces during the War, he qualified for Warwickshire and was highly successful for several seasons. His best year was 1948 when he took 172 wickets at an average of 18.75; in 1951, his bowling, by now fast-medium rather than outright fast, played a big part in Warwickshire's unexpectedCounty Championship success.His bowling declined across the 1950s, and he left Warwickshire after the 1955 season. He played a few matches for Kent in 1956, but was not a success, and then retired. His last match was against Warwickshire, and as a batsman he was out first ball as part of a
hat-trick byKen Dollery .References
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , various editions
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22699/22699.html CricketArchive]
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