Alfonso Thomas

Alfonso Thomas
Personal information
Full name
Alfonso Clive Thomas
Born (1977-02-09) 9 February 1977 (age 47)
Cape Town, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 26)2 February 2007 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2003North West
2003–2006Northerns
2004–2007Titans
2005Staffordshire
2007Warwickshire
2007–2010Dolphins
2008–2015Somerset (squad no. 8)
2015Sussex (on loan)
2011Lions
2011–2012Pune Warriors
2011–2012Adelaide Strikers
2012–2013Titans
2012–2014Perth Scorchers
2013Dhaka Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 1 164 169 225
Runs scored 4,130 727 410
Batting average 23.07 16.90 12.05
100s/50s 2/14 0/0 0/0
Top score 119* 49* 30*
Balls bowled 24 29,790 7,195 4,558
Wickets 3 547 219 263
Bowling average 8.33 26.34 28.64 21.81
5 wickets in innings 0 25 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 2 0 0
Best bowling 3/25 7/54 4/18 5/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 43/– 35/– 67/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2015

Alfonso Clive Thomas (born 9 February 1977) is a South African former professional cricketer. He is a right arm fast-medium bowler and a big hitting lower-order batsman. Playing in South African domestic cricket for North West, Northerns, the Titans, the Lions, and the Dolphins, Thomas has also played English county cricket for Warwickshire and Somerset, Indian Premier League matches for the Pune Warriors, and in Australian domestic cricket for the Adelaide Strikers and the Perth Scorchers. In June 2014, Thomas took four wickets in four balls in a County Championship game against Sussex.[1] He was a pioneer of death bowling in the early years of T20 cricket.

  1. ^ "Alfonso Thomas: Somerset seamer takes four wickets in four balls". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2014.