Thomas Blake (cricketer)

Thomas Gage Blake (10 April 1805 – 1895) was an English cricketer. Blake's batting style is unknown, though it is known he fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Midhurst, Sussex.

Blake made his first-class debut for an England XI against Surrey in 1829. The following season he made two first-class appearances for Suffolk, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, and against the same opposition at Field Lane, Bury St Edmunds.[1] In that same season he made two first-class appearances for Sussex, with both appearances coming against Surrey at The Burys, Godalming and Midhurst Cricket Ground.[1] In 1832, he made two first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club, with both appearances coming against the Cambridge Town Club at Chatteris Cricket Ground and Parker's Piece, Cambridge.[1] In total, Blake made seven first-class appearances, scoring 102 runs at an average of 9.27, with a high score of 26. Behind the stumps he took 3 catches and made 5 stumpings.[2]

He died at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1895, aged 89 or 90. His nephews, George Fillingham and William Blake, both played first-class cricket.