Thomas Carey (cricketer)

Thomas Falkland Carey (12 February 1903 – 4 December 1966[1]) was an American-born Irish cricketer and British colonial administrator.

Thomas Carey
11th British Resident to Brunei
In office
1931–1934
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byPatrick McKerron
Succeeded byRoland Evelyn Turnbull
Personal details
Born12 February 1903
Fresno, California, United States
Died4 December 1966(1966-12-04) (aged 63)
Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, England
EducationThe King's Hospital
Alma materTrinity College Dublin (BA)
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924Dublin University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 21
Batting average 10.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 2
Bowling average 20.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/41
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2022

Biography

edit

Education

edit

Carey received his education at The King's Hospital, and later Dublin and Trinity College where he earned his B.A. in 1925.[2]

Colonial service

edit

In January 1926, Carey began his career as a cadet win the Federated Malay States (FMS). He later became an assistance controller in Malacca, April 1927. Later that year in June, he was transferred to Negeri Sembilan. After a year, he was assigned to Kuala Lumpur, and finally Klang in August 1928.[2] He served as British Resident in Brunei from 1931 to 1934.[3] His 1931 annual report, for example, illustrates colonial presumptions that Indian labour was acceptable.[4]

Sports career

edit

Carey was born in California. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[1] he played one first-class match for Dublin University, an innings defeat against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in June 1924.[5] He died in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, England, aged 63. A street as named after him in Kuala Belait, Jalan Carey.[6]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Cricket Archive profile
  2. ^ a b Colonial Office List ...: Comprising Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the Colonial Dependencies of Great Britain. Waterlow & sons limited. 1929. p. 631.
  3. ^ "Brunei: British residents". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ^ Menon, Sridevi (2016). "Narrating Brunei: Travelling histories of Brunei Indians". Modern Asian Studies. 50 (2): 718–764. doi:10.1017/S0026749X13000553. ISSN 0026-749X. S2CID 146206084.
  5. ^ First-class matches played by Thomas Carey at Cricket Archive
  6. ^ Borneo. Lonely Planet Publications. 2008. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-74059-105-8.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Resident to Brunei
1931–1934
Succeeded by