Richard 'Richie' James Thomas (born 18 June 1942) is a former Welsh

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er. Thomas was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born at

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. Thomas made his debut for

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in a List-A match in the 1969

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against

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. This was Thomas' only List-A appearance for the county. Five years later, he made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in the

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against

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, which was also his only first-class appearance for the county.First-Class Matches played by Richie Thomas
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