Thomas Henry Rust (3 March 1881 – 9 August 1962) was an English

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er. Rust was a right-handed

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. He was born at

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. Rust made a single first-class appearance for

against

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at the Spa Ground, Gloucester, in the

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. Batting first, Gloucestershire made 155, with Rust being

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after scoring 2 runs. Lancashire responded by making 394 in their first-innings, while Gloucestershire were dismissed for 206 in their second-innings, with Rust being dismissed for a

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Bill Huddleston William Huddleston (27 February 1873 – 21 May 1962) was an English cricketer active from 1899 to 1914 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Earlestown, Lancashire and died in Warrington. He appeared in 185 first-class matches as a righthand ...

. Lancashire won the match by an innings and 33 runs. Rust also had a distinguished local

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career, playing and captaining Gloucester City 62 times from 1898 to 1907, scoring 41 goals. He died at Tredworth, Gloucestershire on 9 August 1962.

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