Tom Sewell Jr

Thomas Sewell (born 15 March 1830 at Mitcham, Surrey; died 13 June 1871 at St John's, Sevenoaks, Kent) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1851 to 1868. His father was Tom Sewell senior.

A right-handed batsman and right arm fast roundarm bowler, he made 158 known appearances in first-class matches, of which 20 were for Kent between 1856 and 1866 and 109 were for Surrey between 1859 and 1868.[1] He represented the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series on one occasion and, from 1860 to 1864, was a member of the United All-England Eleven (UEE). He was also a member of the team led by HH Stephenson that toured Australia in 1861–2, the first side from England to visit the country.[2]

References

  1. ↑ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2 December 2008.
  2. ↑ Matches in which Sewell played in Australia

Further reading

  • H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962
  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1-11 (1744–1870), Lillywhite, 1862–72


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