Dillwyn Thomas

{{short description|Welsh cricketer}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2012}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Dillwyn Thomas

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|2|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Neath Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|8|29|1905|2|13|df=yes}}

| death_place = Neath, Glamorgan, Wales

| heightft =

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| family =

| club1 = Glamorgan

| year1 = 1939

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 1

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 14

| bat avg1 = 14.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 14*

| deliveries1 = 216

| wickets1 = 5

| bowl avg1 = 19.80

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 5/64

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 30 June

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21508.html Cricinfo

}}

Dillwyn Thomas (13 February 1905 – 29 August 1996) was a Welsh cricketer. Thomas was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Neath Abbey, Glamorgan.

Thomas made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1939 against Essex, where on debut he took his only five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, claiming figures of 5/64;[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16936.html Essex v Glamorgan, County Championship 1939] this five wicket haul also accounted for all of his first-class wickets.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4685/f_Bowling_by_Team.html First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dillwyn Thomas] He played a further first-class match for the county, against Yorkshire in the same season at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4685/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Dillwyn Thomas]

Thomas died at Neath, Glamorgan on 29 August 1996.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228764.html|title=Obituaries in 1996|date=6 December 2005|website=Wisden}}