Bob Thoms

Thoms pictured back row 1st right with the Australian cricket team in England in 1896

Robert Arthur "Bob" Thoms (19 May 1826 – 10 June 1903) was a first-class cricket umpire who stood in two Test Matches, the first two played in England, in 1880 and 1882. His long umpiring career in first-class matches lasted from 1863 to 1900. When he died, The Times said that he was "the most famous umpire the game has known".[1]

He had appeared as a player in three first-class matches in the period 1850-1851: one for an Under 36 XI, one for Marylebone Cricket Club and Metropolitan Clubs and one for the All England Eleven.

He was born in Marylebone, London and died in the vicinity of Regent's Park, London.

Notes

  1. ↑ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1904 edition, obituary notice.

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