Thomas Dixon (Irish cricketer)

{{Short description|Indian-born Irish cricketer (1906–1985)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Thomas Dixon

| image =

| caption =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 14

| runs1 = 312

| bat avg1 = 14.18

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 45*

| deliveries1 = 2,484

| wickets1 = 50

| bowl avg1 = 20.86

| fivefor1 = 3

| tenfor1 = 1

| best bowling1 = 7/51

| catches/stumpings1= 4/–

| international = true

| country = Ireland

| source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/13/13327/13327.html CricketArchive

| date = 6 December

| year = 2022

}}

Thomas Hartigan Dixon (22 January 1906 – 12 April 1985)[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/13/13327/13327.html Cricket Archive profile] was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Scotland in July 1927[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire78.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] in a first-class match.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/13/13327/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Thomas Dixon at Cricket Archive] He went on to play for Ireland on 17 occasions, his last match coming in July 1932 against the MCC.

Of his matches for Ireland, eight had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 372 runs at an average of 15.50, with a top score of 52 not out against the MCC at Lord's in July 1931. He took 79 wickets at an average of 16.95, with his best bowling figures being 7/51 on his debut against Scotland.

Prior to playing for Ireland, he played two first-class matches for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in 1926. After playing for Ireland, he moved back to India, the country of his birth, and played four first-class matches there, one for a Viceroy's XI (the Viceroy of India at the time was George Freeman-Thomas) and three for Delhi. His brother Patrick also represented Ireland at cricket.