Thomas Carey (cricketer)

Thomas Falkland Carey (12 February 1903 – 4 December 1966[1]) was an American-born Irish cricketer and British colonial administrator.

Thomas Carey
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Falkland Carey
Born12 February 1903
Fresno, California, United States
Died4 December 1966(1966-12-04) (aged 63)
Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924Dublin University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 21
Batting average 10.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 2
Bowling average 20.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/41
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2022

Carey was born in California. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[1] he played one first-class match for Dublin University, an innings defeat against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in June 1924.[2]

He served as British Resident in Brunei from 1931 to 1934.[3] He died in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, England, aged 63. A street as named after him in Kuala Belait, Jalan Carey.[4]

References

  1. Cricket Archive profile
  2. First-class matches played by Thomas Carey at Cricket Archive
  3. "Brunei: British residents". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. Borneo. Lonely Planet Publications. 2008. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-74059-105-8.
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