Thomas Gage Blake (10 April 1805 – 1895) was an English cricketer. Blake's batting style is unknown, though it is known he fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Midhurst, Sussex.
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| Full name | Thomas Gage Blake | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1805 Midhurst, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1895 (aged 89–90) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1830 | Suffolk | ||||||||||||||
| 1830 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||
| 1832 | MCC | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Blake made his first-class debut for an England XI against Surrey in 1829. The following season he made two first-class appearances for Suffolk, against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's, and against the same opposition at Field Lane, Bury St Edmunds,[1] and two for Sussex, both coming against Surrey at The Burys, Godalming and Midhurst Cricket Ground.[1] In 1832, he made two first-class appearances for MCC, with both appearances coming against the Cambridge Town Club at Chatteris Cricket Ground and Parker's Piece, Cambridge.[1] In total, Blake made seven first-class appearances, scoring 102 runs at an average of 9.27, with a high score of 26. Behind the stumps he took 3 catches and made 5 stumpings.[2]
He died at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1895, aged 89 or 90. His nephews, George Fillingham and William Blake, both played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Blake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Player profile: Thomas Blake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2012.