Captain Thomas Francis Swinford (9 May 1839 – 23 January 1915) was an English army officer and cricketer who played in four first-class cricket matches in 1874. Born at Minster-in-Thanet near Ramsgate in Kent, Swinford was a right-handed batsman.[1][2]

Thomas Swinford
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Francis Swinford
Born(1839-05-09)May 9, 1839
Minster-in-Thanet, Kent
Died23 January 1915(1915-01-23) (aged 75)
Polegate, Sussex
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1874Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 89
Batting average 11.12
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 50
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2014

Educated at Blackheath Proprietary School,[3] Swinford played his first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club. His debut was against Derbyshire.[4] He was described in his Wisden obituary as a "good batsman and long-stop" who had made a half-century against Lancashire.[3]

He served as a captain in the 98th Regiment.[3][5] He died at Polegate near Eastbourne in Sussex in January 1915 aged 75.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thomas Swinford, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 513–514. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  3. ^ a b c Capt. Thomas Francis Swinford, Obituaries in 1915, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1916. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  4. ^ Thomas Swinford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  5. ^ "No. 22950". The London Gazette. 21 March 1865. p. 1619.
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Thomas Swinford at ESPNcricinfo