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{{for|persons of a similar name|Thomas Rutledge (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Historic Cricketer |
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
flag = Flag of South Africa.svg |
{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}
nationality = South African |
{{Infobox cricketer
country = South Africa |
| name = Tommy Routledge
country abbrev = RSA |
| image =
name = Tommy Routledge |
| caption =
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png |
| fullname = Thomas William Routledge
batting style = Right-hand bat |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1867|4|18|df=yes}}
bowling style = Right-arm medium |
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England
tests = 4 |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1927|5|9|1867|4|18|df=yes}}
test runs = 72 |
| death_place = [[Billingham]], [[County Durham]], England
test bat avg = 9.00 |
| batting = Right-handed
test 100s/50s = 0 / 0 |
| bowling = Right-arm medium
test top score = 24 |
| club1 = [[Gauteng cricket team|Transvaal]]
test balls = 0 |
| year1 = 1892–93 to 1896–97
test wickets = 0 |
| columns = 2
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| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
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| matches1 = 4
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| runs1 = 72
test best bowling = - |
| bat avg1 = 9.00
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| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
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| top score1 = 24
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| deliveries1 = 0
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| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = -
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| fivefor1 = 0
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| tenfor1 = 0
FC wickets = 3 |
| best bowling1 = -
FC bowl avg = 23.00 |
| catches/stumpings1= 2/0
FC 5s = 0 |
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
FC 10s = 0 |
| matches2 = 12
FC best bowling = 2/26 |
| runs2 = 492
FC catches/stumpings = 5 / 0 |
| bat avg2 = 21.39
debut date = 19 March |
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
debut year = 1892 |
| top score2 = 77
last date = 21 March |
| deliveries2 = 105
last year = 1896 |
| wickets2 = 3
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/47002.html Cricinfo
| bowl avg2 = 23.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/26
| catches/stumpings2= 5/0
| international = true
| country = South Africa
| testdebutfor =
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 19 March
| testdebutyear = 1892
| testcap = 22
| lasttestdate = 21 March
| lasttestfor =
| lasttestagainst = England
| lasttestyear = 1896
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/47002.html Cricinfo
| date = 24 April 2020
}}
}}
'''Thomas William Routledge''' (18 April 1867 – 9 May 1927) was a cricketer who played [[Test cricket]] for [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in the 1890s. He was an attacking [[batsman]] and occasional [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]].
'''Thomas William Routledge''' - A fine attacking [[batsman]] and occasional, but useful change-[[bowler]], Thomas Routledge was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]] on [[April 18]], [[1867]] and died in [[Billingham]], [[County Durham]], [[England]] on [[May 9]], [[1927]], aged 60. He played for [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]] during the last decade of the 19th Century and appeared in four [[Test cricket|Test]] matches for [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] against [[Marylebone Cricket Club|England]], all of them on home soil. He was aggressive at the crease but so often failed to convert a good start into a significant one, only twice surpassing 50 or more runs in an [[innings]]. His first Test match was the sole representative affair of England’s visit in [[History of cricket in South Africa to 1918|1891-92]], played at [[Cape Town]]. He also played in the three-match series of 1895-96 but in all four Tests he could only manage a top score of 24 (average 9.00) as England showed their dominance, winning each match convincingly. Routledge’s highest first-class score was 77, scored in the 1893-94 [[SuperSport Series|Currie Cup]] match against [[Eastern Province cricket team|Eastern Province]] at Cape Town. However, on the day the meeting was held to select South Africa’s inaugural side to tour England in 1894, he made a century in a non-first-class match and secured his place as a result of it. No obituary appeared within the [[Wisden Cricketers Almanack]] for Routledge after his death in 1927.


[[File:South Africans in England 1894.png|thumb|300px|left|The South African team that toured England in 1894. Routledge is seated at the far left.]]
Thomas Routledge was born in England, where he learned his cricket, and he moved to South Africa in 1889.<ref>[https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1894/130/index.html "Mr. T. Routledge"], ''Cricket'', 10 May 1894, p. 122.</ref> A hard-hitting batsman with a strong defence, he played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]] during the 1890s and appeared in four [[Test cricket|Test]] matches for [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] against [[Marylebone Cricket Club|England]], all of them in South Africa. He was an aggressive batsman but often failed to convert a good start into a significant one, only twice reaching 50 in his 24 first-class [[innings]].

His first Test match was the sole representative match of England's visit in [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1891–92|1891–92]], played at [[Cape Town]]. He also played in the three-match series of [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1895–96|1895–96]] but in all his four Tests he could only manage a top score of 24 as England won each match convincingly. Routledge's highest first-class score was 77, scored in the 1893–94 [[SuperSport Series|Currie Cup]] match against [[Eastern Province cricket team|Eastern Province]] at Cape Town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transvaal v Eastern Province 1893–94 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4083.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>

On the day the meeting was held to select South Africa's inaugural side to tour England in [[South African cricket team in England in 1894|1894]], Routledge made a century in a non-first-class match and secured his place as a result of it. None of the 24 matches on the tour have first-class status even though many of them were against first-class county clubs. He was the touring team's second-highest scorer, with 758 runs at an average of 20.21 and a highest score of 152.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The South African team in England |journal=Cricket |date=23 August 1894 |pages=349–50 |url=https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1894/374/index.html}}</ref> No obituary appeared in ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'' for Routledge after his death in 1927.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=47002}}


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Latest revision as of 10:59, 16 August 2023

For persons of a similar name, see Thomas Rutledge (disambiguation).

Tommy Routledge
Personal information
Full name
Thomas William Routledge
Born(1867-04-18)18 April 1867
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died9 May 1927(1927-05-09) (aged 60)
Billingham, County Durham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 22)19 March 1892 v England
Last Test21 March 1896 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1892–93 to 1896–97Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 4 12
Runs scored 72 492
Batting average 9.00 21.39
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 24 77
Balls bowled 0 105
Wickets 0 3
Bowling average - 23.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling - 2/26
Catches/stumpings 2/0 5/0
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2020

Thomas William Routledge (18 April 1867 – 9 May 1927) was a cricketer who played Test cricket for South Africa in the 1890s. He was an attacking batsman and occasional bowler.

The South African team that toured England in 1894. Routledge is seated at the far left.

Thomas Routledge was born in England, where he learned his cricket, and he moved to South Africa in 1889.[1] A hard-hitting batsman with a strong defence, he played first-class cricket for Transvaal during the 1890s and appeared in four Test matches for South Africa against England, all of them in South Africa. He was an aggressive batsman but often failed to convert a good start into a significant one, only twice reaching 50 in his 24 first-class innings.

His first Test match was the sole representative match of England's visit in 1891–92, played at Cape Town. He also played in the three-match series of 1895–96 but in all his four Tests he could only manage a top score of 24 as England won each match convincingly. Routledge's highest first-class score was 77, scored in the 1893–94 Currie Cup match against Eastern Province at Cape Town.[2]

On the day the meeting was held to select South Africa's inaugural side to tour England in 1894, Routledge made a century in a non-first-class match and secured his place as a result of it. None of the 24 matches on the tour have first-class status even though many of them were against first-class county clubs. He was the touring team's second-highest scorer, with 758 runs at an average of 20.21 and a highest score of 152.[3] No obituary appeared in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for Routledge after his death in 1927.

References

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  1. ^ "Mr. T. Routledge", Cricket, 10 May 1894, p. 122.
  2. ^ "Transvaal v Eastern Province 1893–94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The South African team in England". Cricket: 349–50. 23 August 1894.
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