Ronald Thresher
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| Full name | Ronald Stanley Thresher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1930 Tonbridge, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 2013 (aged 82) Dover, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 26 June 1957 Kent v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 9 July 1958 DR Jardine's XI v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 7 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Stanley Thresher (31 December 1930 – 2 May 2013), known as Ron Thresher, was an English cricketer who played five first-class cricket matches between 1957 and 1958.
Thresher was born at Tonbridge in Kent and educated at Maidstone Grammar School where he played cricket.[1][2] A fast bowler, Thresher was described as a bowler who "often terrorised schoolboy batsmen".[2] He pursued a career as a banker in Coutts, playing cricket for Private Banks Cricket Club and, as a result of his performances, in 1952 was selected for the Club Cricket Conference, winning his CCC cap in 1956.[2][3]
Thresher made his debut for
Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship until 1959 and remained active in club cricket during the 1960s.[2][4][5]
As well as playing cricket, Thresher also played
References
- ^ CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ a b c d e Obituaries in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2014. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club. Reprinted in The Old Maidstonian, no.14, autumn 2014, p.17. (Available online. Retrieved 2018-12-07.)
- ^ Club Cricket Conference Numbered Caps List, Club Cricket Conference. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- The Professional Cricketers' Association, 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Ron Thresher, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ Old Maidstonian Society Newsletter, no.6, winter 2011, p.8. Retrieved 2018-12-07.