Tom Outridge Jr.

Thomas Michael Outridge (8 September 1927 – 21 July 2003) was an Australian cricketer who represented Western Australia in 19 first-class matches between 1948 and 1953. He was a left-handed all-rounder, bowling slow left-arm orthodox spin.

The son of Thomas Outridge, a noted footballer,[1] Outridge played for a state colts team against the Marylebone Cricket Club in October 1946,[2] and made his senior debut the following season. Debuting against the touring Indian team in February 1948, he scored 28 and 14, coming in third in the batting order.[3] Outridge made his Sheffield Shield debut against South Australia in January 1950, scoring 49 runs in the first innings before being run out by John Wilkin.[4] He played his final match in 1953, against the touring South Africans.[5] Outridge's highest score came against the touring MCC in October 1950, when he hit nine fours and three sixes in his innings of 92.[6] His 19 first-class matches yielded 21 wickets, with a best of 5/78 taken against Victoria in February 1953, in what was his final Shield match.[7] Outridge retired from cricket in November 1953, after he moved to Bunbury to work at his father's hotel, citing difficulties "having to travel 250 miles to play each weekend".[8] He died in Bunbury in 2003, having for several years represented a district team at the annual Country Week competition in Perth.[9]