Thomas Gould (cricketer)
Thomas Gould (26 September 1863 — 30 March 1948) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1896 and 1897.
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| Full name | Thomas Gould | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1863 Brassington, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 1948 (aged 84) Burton-on-Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896–1897 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 23 July 1896 Derbyshire v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 19 August 1897 Derbyshire v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gould was born in Brassington, Derbyshire, the son of Mark Gould, a lead miner and later lime picker, and his wife Mary.[1]
Gould debuted in the 1896 season against Essex when he was an economical bowler and made a good showing with the bat in the lower-middle order. He made one other appearance during that season in a match that was abandoned as a draw. In 1897 season, he achieved his best bowling performance of 4-45 against Sussex, but made little impression in the following match. Gould played 10 innings in 7 first-class matches with a top score of 18 not out and an average of 7.87. He took 9 wickets at an average of 25.0.[2]
Gould died at the age of 84 in Burton-on-Trent.
References
- British Census 1881
- Thomas Gould at Cricket Archive