Tom Goddard
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| Born | 1 October 1900 Gloucester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 May 1966 (aged 65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 25 July 1930 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19 August 1939 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1922–1952 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas William John Goddard (1 October 1900 – 22 May 1966) was an English cricketer and the fifth-highest wicket taker in first-class cricket.
Biography
Born 1 October 1900 in
In 1929, his first season as a spinner, he took 184 wickets, and over 140 in the following two years. With Charlie Parker, he formed the most lethal bowling combination in county cricket, and, aided by the brilliant batting and catching of Wally Hammond, Gloucestershire had their most successful (though brief) era, finishing fourth in 1929, second in 1930 and second in 1931.
Goddard was forced to become Gloucestershire's chief bowler when the seemingly ageless Parker finally declined for good in 1932. Except in 1934 and 1938 when injuries handicapped him, and in 1948 when he lost form, Goddard took over 150 wickets in every season between 1932 and 1949, heading the first-class bowling averages in 1947 and 1949. In 1937 and 1947 (aided in the latter case by a sand dressing on the Bristol pitch that made the ball turn prodigiously), Goddard took 222 wickets for Gloucestershire, and fell two short of 250 wickets in all first-class matches in 1937 when he was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.[4]
His haul of 206 wickets in the
Among his best bowling feats for Gloucestershire were:
– 17 for 106 against Kent at Bristol in 1939
– 16 for 99 against Worcestershire at Bristol in 1939
– 16 for 181 (10 for 113 in second innings) against Worcestershire at Cheltenham in 1937
– 15 for 107 (9 for 20 to finish match) on a "pitch of easy pace" against Derbyshire at Bristol in 1949.
– 9 for 37 against Leicestershire at Bristol in 1934
– 9 for 82 against Surrey at Cheltenham in 1946
– 9 for 21 against Cambridge University at Cheltenham in 1929
In 1951, at the age of fifty, Goddard was forced to retire due to an attack of
After he retired, Goddard ran a furniture shop in his home city of Gloucester, right up to a year before his death on 22 May 1966.[3] From his shop, Goddard provided an early cable television service to customers in Gloucester in the 1950s. This pioneering system offered a superior reception to that which was available from rooftop aerials in the city.
References
- ^ a b c d Mukherjee, Abhishek (22 April 2017). "Tom Goddard: Fifth highest wicket-taker in First-Class history". Cricket Country. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Tom Goddard retires". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. 1952. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Obituary - Tom Goddard". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. 1967. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "1938 Wisden Cricketers of the Year - Tom Goddard". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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