Tom Hunt (cricketer)

Tom Hunt
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Hunt
Born	2 September 1819; Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Died	11 September 1858 (aged 39); Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
1845–1851	Yorkshire
1849	Lancashire
Career statistics
Matches	39
Runs scored	922
Batting average	15.11
100s/50s	1/–
Top score	102
Balls bowled	1,449
Wickets	67
Bowling average	14.94
5 wickets in innings	5
10 wickets in match	1
Best bowling	7/?
Catches/stumpings	33/9
	Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2019

Thomas Hunt (2 September 1819 – 11 September 1858) was an English first-class cricketer.

Hunt was born at Chesterfield in September 1819. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Yorkshire against Manchester at Manchester in 1845. Hunt played first-class cricket on 39 occasions from 1845–58.^[1] In addition to playing for Yorkshire, Hunt also appeared for an All England Eleven, England, Lancashire, Manchester, the North, the Players, Sheffield and a United All-England Eleven.^[2] In his 39 matches he scored 922 runs at an average of 15.11, with a high score of 102.^[3] This score, which was the only time he passed fifty in first-class cricket, came for the North in the North v South fixture of 1856 at Broughton.^[4] As a right-arm roundarm fast bowler, he took 67 wickets at a bowling average of 14.94, taking five wickets in an innings on five occasions and ten wickets in a match once. Playing as a wicket-keeper, Hunt made nine stumpings.^[3] He died at Rochdale in September 1858.

References[edit]

^ "First-Class Matches played by Tom Hunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tom Hunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Player profile: Tom Hunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "North v South, 1856". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.