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Thomas Tweed (cricketer)

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Thomas Tweed
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Edward Tweed
Born11 December 1904
Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon
Died23 March 1973(1973-03-23) (aged 68)
Colombo, Western Province,
Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1925–1926Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 97
Batting average 19.40
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24
Balls bowled 360
Wickets 5
Bowling average 35.40
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/30
Catches/stumpings 3/–
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[edit]

  1. ^ "Teams Thomas Tweed played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Tweed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Tweed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Tweed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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