Tom Sewell (cricketer, born 1806)

{{Short description|English cricketer (1806–1888)}}

{{Other people|Thomas Sewell|Thomas Sewell (disambiguation)}}

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Thomas Sewell (5 May 1806 – 1 November 1888) was an English professional cricketer whose top-class career spanned the years 1830 to 1853. He was a right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and slow underarm bowler who was mainly associated with Surrey. He represented the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series and was an original member of William Clarke's All-England Eleven in 1846.Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 479–480. ([https://archive.acscricket.com/books/Kent_Cricketers_A_to_Z_Part_One_Revised_Expanded.pdf Available online] at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) His brother, William Sewell, played twice for Surrey, and his son, also named Tom Sewell, played for Surrey and the All-England Eleven.