Thomas Sturgess

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Thomas Sturgess


country = India
fullname = Thomas Moore Sturgess
dayofbirth = 24
monthofbirth = 9
yearofbirth = 1898
placeofbirth = Assam
countryofbirth = India
dayofdeath = 2
monthofdeath = 2
yearofdeath = 1974
placeofdeath = Cape Town, Cape Province
countryofdeath = South Africa
role = Wicket-keeper
club1 = Europeans (India)
year1 = 1940-1943
type1 = First-class
onetype1 =
debutdate1 = 20 December
debutyear1 = 1940
debutfor1 = Europeans
debutagainst1 = The Rest
lastdate1 = 26 November
lastyear1 = 1943
lastfor1 = Europeans
lastagainst1 = Hindus
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 2
runs1 = 27
bat avg1 = 6.75
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 18
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 3/1
date = 4 May
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14662/14662.html CricketArchive

Thomas Moore Sturgess (24 September 1898–2 February 1974) was an Indian cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/34461.html Cricinfo profile] ] A wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket in India in the 1940s, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14662/14662.html CricketArchive profile] ] having previously represented the Egypt national cricket team. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14662/all_teams.html Teams played for by Thomas Sturgess] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Born in Assam in 1898, Thomas Sturgess made his debut for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI in 1929. He played twice more for Egypt against the same opposition in 1931 and 1932, also playing against them for Alexandria Cricket Club in those years. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14662/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Thomas Sturgess] at CricketArchive]

His first-class career didn't begin until December 1940 when he played in the Bombay Pentangular Tournament for the Europeans [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14662/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Thomas Sturgess] at CricketArchive] at the age of 42. He played in the tournament again three years later. He died in Cape Town in 1974.

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