Thomas Ray (cricketer)
Thomas Ray (dates unknown) was an English cricketer who played mainly for Berkshire and Middlesex. He was for many years employed by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as a professional who probably coached the members.
Ray was a good batsman but principally noted for his fielding, which was outstanding.[1] Ray's known career of 72 first-class cricket matches was from 1792 to 1811.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "He was the finest field of his day": Arthur Haygarth (1862) Scores and Biographies Volume 1 (1744–1826), p. 131. Lillywhite.
- ^ Thomas Ray, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
Categories:
- English cricketers
- English cricketers of 1787 to 1825
- Berkshire cricketers
- Middlesex cricketers
- Surrey cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Non-international England cricketers
- London Cricket Club cricketers
- Old Westminsters cricketers
- 1770 births
- 19th-century deaths
- English cricket biography, 1770s birth stubs