Tom Sewell (cricketer, born 1830)

For other people named Thomas Sewell, see Thomas Sewell (disambiguation).

Thomas Sewell (15 March 1830 – 13 June 1871) was an English professional cricketer whose known top-class career spanned the years 1851 to 1868. His father, also named Tom Sewell was also a professional cricketer.[1]

A right-handed batsman and right arm fast roundarm bowler, he made over 150 known top-class appearances, of which 20 were for Kent between 1856 and 1866 and over 100 were for Surrey between 1859 and 1868.[2] He represented the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series on one occasion and, from 1860 to 1864, was a member of the United All-England Eleven (UEE). He was also a member of the team led by H. H. Stephenson on the inaugural tour of Australia in 1861–62; the team travelled on the SS Great Britain.[3]

  1. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 480–481. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. ^ Tom Sewell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-02-13. (subscription required).
  3. ^ "SS Great Britain : Tom Sewell Jr". Retrieved 2022-10-27.