Thomas Hart (civil servant)

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Thomas Hart
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Mure Hart
Born(1909-03-01)1 March 1909
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died16 January 2001(2001-01-16) (aged 91)
Hampshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1933–1934 Scotland
1931–1932Oxford University
First-class debut20 June 1931 Oxford University v Army
Last First-class27 July 1934 Scotland v Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 318
Batting average 19.87
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 57
Balls bowled 1160
Wickets 9
Bowling average 51.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/26
Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: CricketArchive, 4 December 2008

Thomas Mure Hart,

bowler.[3] Hart served as the Financial Secretary to Singapore between 1954 and 1959.[4]

Biography

Born in

Glasgow Academy, Strathallan School, Glasgow University and Brasenose College, Oxford.[3] In 1930, he played twice for Scotland in the Five Nations against Wales and Ireland at centre.[2] Scotland beating Wales 12–9 at Murrayfield on 1 February and losing 14–11 to Ireland at Murrayfield on 22 February.[2] In 1931 he played two games for Leicester Tigers.[5]


Whilst attending Oxford University, Hart played for the university

blue in both years.[6] He made his debut for Scotland in 1933, playing against Ireland.[7] He played a second match against Australia the following year.[7] Both matches were first-class.[6]

Hart entered the

Second World War he was captured in Malaya and served as a civilian detainee.[4]

In 1953 he was appointed Director of Commerce and Industry in Singapore and in 1954 he was appointed the Financial Secretary to Singapore.[4]

Awards

Appointed a

Companion of St Michael and St George, 1957.[4]

See also

Further reading

  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007
    ISBN 1-905326-24-6
    )
  • Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987,
    ISBN 0-7137-1838-2
    )

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Hart". ESPNcricinfo. 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Thomas Hart". ESPNscrum. 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Thomas Hart". CricketArchive. 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Thomas Mure Hart". Who's Who (UK). 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  5. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5
    .
  6. ^ a b "First-class matches played by Thomas Hart". CricketArchive. 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Thomas Mure Hart". Cricket Europe. 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Other matches played by Thomas Hart". CricketArchive. 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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