Rhodri Thomas
{{short description|Welsh cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Rhodri James Alban Thomas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|3|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire,
Wales
| nickname =
| family =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role =
| club1 = Oxford University
| year1 = 1963–1965
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 15
| runs1 = 622
| bat avg1 = 23.92
| 100s/50s1 = 1/1
| top score1 = 135*
| deliveries1 = 12
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 5.00
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 1/4
| catches/stumpings1 = 10/–
| date = 25 March
| year = 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21787.html Cricinfo
}}
Rhodri James Alban Thomas (born 13 March 1942) is a Welsh former first-class cricketer.
Thomas was born at St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Radley College,{{cite book |title=St. Peter's College Radley Register, 1847-1962 |first=Robert Wilson |last=Robertson-Glasgow |date=1965 |publisher=Radleian Society |pages=609 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RpCxH0iG9fIC |language=en}} before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.{{cite book |title=List of Members |date=1972 |publisher=University of Oxford |pages=624 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=71SfAAAAMAAJ |language=en}} While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Warwickshire at Oxford in 1963. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1965, making a total of fifteen appearances.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33267/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Rhodri Thomas |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-03-25 |url-access=subscription}} He scored a total of 622 runs in his fifteen first-class matches, at an average of 23.92 and with a high score of 135 not out.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33267/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rhodri Thomas |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-03-25 |url-access=subscription}} This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Northamptonshire in a high scoring match in 1963, which also saw Northamptonshire's Roger Prideaux score a double century.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/26/26134.html |title=Oxford University v Northamptonshire, 1963 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-03-25 |url-access=subscription}}
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=21787}}
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Category:Cricketers from Pembrokeshire
Category:People educated at Radley College