Robert Tomkinson

Robert Edward Tomkinson (14 August 1847 — 27 July 1928) was an English first-class cricketer and stockbroker.

Robert Tomkinson
Personal information
Full name
Robert Edward Tomkinson
Born14 August 1847
Willington, Cheshire, England
Died27 July 1928(1928-07-27) (aged 80)
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsJames Palmer-Tomkinson (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 81
Batting average 16.20
100s/50s –/1
Top score 52
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 September 2021

The son of William Tomkinson, he was born at Willington Hall in Cheshire in August 1847. He was educated at Marlborough College,[1] before going up to Trinity Hall, Cambridge. After graduating from Cambridge, he became a stockbroker.[2] Tomkinson later played three first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1873 against Cambridge University, Oxford University and the Surrey Club.[3] He scored 81 runs in this three matches,[4] scoring 52 runs against the Surrey Club at The Oval.[5] The following year he married Lucille Diana Mauritia, the daughter of Major-General Thomas Brooke.[2] Tomkinson was convicted in Berkhamsted of carrying a gun and killing partridges without having a licence in December 1888.[6] He died at Burnham-on-Sea in July 1928.[7]

References
  1. Marlborough College Register (5 ed.). Oxford: Horace Hart. 1905. p. 155.
  2. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 203.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Horace Davenport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Tomkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. "Surrey Club v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1873". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. Great Berkhamsted Petty Sessions. Bucks Herald. 22 December 1888. p. 2
  7. Day To Day In The District. Western Daily Press. 30 July 1928. p. 11
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