Thomas Martin (cricketer)

Thomas Martin
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Martin
Born15 January 1911
Lisburn, Ireland
Died7 December 1937(1937-12-07) (aged 26)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsHerbie Martin (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 108
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 November 2018

Thomas Martin (15 January 1911 – 7 December 1937) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Martin was born in Lisburn in January 1911, where he was educated at Lisburn Intermediate School.[1] (Which is now The Wallace High School) After leaving secondary education, Martin went up to Queen's University Belfast.[1] Playing his club cricket for Lisburn, as one of "Awty's Boys", a group of young cricketers coached by the Staffordshire minor counties cricketer Joe Awty.[1] His move to Belfast saw him play his club cricket for Queen's University.[1] A tall man, standing over six feet tall, Martin used his height to his advantage as a fast-medium bowler, able to extract good bounce and move the ball both ways.[1] His debut for Ireland came in a minor match against Sir J Cahn's XI at Belfast in 1930.[2] His next appearance for Ireland came in July 1934, again in a minor match, this time against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Strabane.[2] Later in August 1934, Martin made his only appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against the MCC at Dublin.[3] As a bowler, he bowled 18 wicket-less overs in the match, which conceded 49 runs.[4] Batting from the tail, Martin ended Ireland's first-innings unbeaten without scoring, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Reginald Butterworth.[4] Outside of cricket, Martin was a schoolteacher.[1] However, he was afflicted with tuberculosis and fought a long battle against the illness, succumbing to it in December 1937.[1] His brother, Herbie, was also a first-class cricketer, in addition to playing rugby union.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Player profile: Thomas Martin". CricketEurope. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Miscellaneous Matches played by Thomas Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1934". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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