Thomas William Birtle (28 March 1926 – 1 January 2010) is a former English cricketer. Birtle was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Norton-on-Tees, County Durham, and was educated at Stockton-on-Tees Secondary School.
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| Full name | Thomas William Birtle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1926 Norton-on-Tees, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 2010 (aged 83) Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birtle made his debut in county cricket for Durham against Northumberland in the 1946 Minor Counties Championship. He made a further appearance in that season for the county against the Yorkshire Second XI.[1] He later played for Nottinghamshire, making his first-class debut against Kent in the 1952 County Championship. He made six further first-class appearances for the county, all of which came in that season, with his final appearance coming against Warwickshire.[2] As a bowler, struggled with the ball in his seven first-class appearances for the county, taking 8 wickets at an average of 74.12, with best figures of 2/68.[3] With the bat, he scored 12 runs at a batting average of 2.40, with a high score of 4 not out.[4] Having left Nottinghamshire following the 1952 season, Birtle later returned to Durham, where he appeared just once more for the county, in the 1955 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland.[1]
Outside of cricket he worked for Imperial Chemical Industries and Pickering Lifts.[5] He died at the University Hospital of North Tees at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, on 1 January 2010. He was survived by his wife and son.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tom Birtle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Tom Birtle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Tom Birtle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tom Birtle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Andrew (6 January 2010). "Norton mourns pace veteran Tom Birtle". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
External links
edit- Tom Birtle at ESPNcricinfo
- Tom Birtle at CricketArchive