Thomas Tweed (cricketer)
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Full name | Thomas Edward Tweed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 December 1904 Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 March 1973 Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka | (aged 68)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1925–1926 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2022 |
Thomas Edward Tweed (11 December 1904 — 23 March 1973) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer.
Tweed was born at Colombo in December 1904. He was educated in Colombo at both the Royal College and S. Thomas' College,[1] before studying in England at the University of Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1925 and 1926, making four appearances.[2] He scored 97 runs in these four matches, at an average of 19.40 and with a highest score of 24.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 5 wickets with best figures of 2 for 30.[4] Tweed died at Colombo in March 1973.
References
- ^ "Teams Thomas Tweed played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Tweed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Tweed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Tweed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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