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Tom Wade (cricketer)

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Tom Wade
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Henry Wade
Born(1910-11-24)24 November 1910
Maldon, Essex, England
Died25 July 1987(1987-07-25) (aged 76)
Colchester, Essex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929 to 1950Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 321
Runs scored 5024
Batting average 14.73
100s/50s 0/15
Top score 96
Balls bowled 2669
Wickets 48
Bowling average 29.54
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/64
Catches/stumpings 414/177
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2021

Thomas Henry Wade (24 November 1910 – 25 July 1987) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex from 1929 to 1950, mainly as a wicket-keeper.[1][2]

Tom Wade was born in Essex and began playing for the county cricket team in 1929 as an off-spin bowler and lower-order batsman.[3] He took 33 wickets in his first season, including his best figures of 5 for 64 in the second innings in a close victory over Somerset.[3][4] He had fewer opportunities in the next few seasons, although he made his highest score of 96 against Oxford University in 1932.[5]

He took up wicket-keeping, and soon achieved such a high standard that in 1934 he displaced Roy Sheffield as the Essex wicket-keeper.[3] In late 1936 he was on a private visit to Australia when he was asked to keep wicket for the English touring team, which had lost its two wicket-keepers to illness and injury. He played in three matches in October and November until Les Ames returned to fitness.[3]

Wade kept playing for Essex until fibrositis compelled him to retire in 1950. He was a popular player, and his benefit yielded nearly £4000, a record for Essex at the time.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Wade". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Tom Wade". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Wisden 1988, p. 1215.
  4. ^ "Essex v Somerset 1929". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Essex v Oxford University 1932". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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