Thomas Drakes
Thomas Edwin Drakes (7 March 1908 – 10 May 1974) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Thomas Edwin Drakes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1908 Bardney, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 May 1974 (aged 66) Hainault, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1926–1933 | Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born at Bardney in Lincolnshire, Drakes made his debut in minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire against Buckinghamshire in the 1926 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire until 1933, making 42 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] He studied at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2] While at Cambridge he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1929, making his debut against Essex at Fenner's.[3] He made eight appearances in first-class matches during 1929,[3] scoring 140 runs with a high score of 39 not out,[4] while with his right-arm fast-medium he took 20 wickets at an average of 32.40, with best figures of 5 for 70.[5] These figures were his only first-class five wicket haul and came on debut against Essex.[6]
He later assisted the Army Cadet Force as a second lieutenant in the 1950s.[7] He died at Hainault in May 1974.
References
- "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Louis Weigall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- The Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 December 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 380.
- "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Drakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Drakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Drakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- "Cambridge University v Essex, 1929". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- "No. 38962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 July 1950.