Tom Sewell (cricketer, born 1830)

{{short description|English cricketer (1830–1871)}}

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

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Thomas Sewell (15 March 1830 – 13 June 1871) was an English professional cricketer whose known top-class career spanned the years 1851 to 1868. His father, also named Tom Sewell was also a professional cricketer.Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 480–481. ([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.)

A right-handed batsman and right arm fast roundarm bowler, he made over 150 known top-class appearances, of which 20 were for Kent between 1856 and 1866 and over 100 were for Surrey between 1859 and 1868.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32674/32674.html Tom Sewell], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-02-13. {{subscription required}}. He represented the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series on one occasion and, from 1860 to 1864, was a member of the United All-England Eleven (UEE). He was also a member of the team led by H. H. Stephenson on the inaugural tour of Australia in 1861–62; the team travelled on the SS Great Britain.{{cite web |url=https://globalstories.ssgreatbritain.org/_/traveller/8403 |title=SS Great Britain : Tom Sewell Jr |access-date=27 October 2022}}