Thomas Carey (cricketer)
Thomas Falkland Carey (12 February 1903 – 4 December 1966[1]) was an American-born Irish cricketer and British colonial administrator.
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| Full name | Thomas Falkland Carey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1903 Fresno, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 December 1966 (aged 63) Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1924 | Dublin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carey was born in California. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[1] he played one first-class match for Dublin University, an innings defeat against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in June 1924.[2]
He served as British Resident in Brunei from 1931 to 1934.[3] He died in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, England, aged 63. A street as named after him in Kuala Belait, Jalan Carey.[4]
References
- Cricket Archive profile
- First-class matches played by Thomas Carey at Cricket Archive
- "Brunei: British residents". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Borneo. Lonely Planet Publications. 2008. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-74059-105-8.
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