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Thomas Swayne (dates of birth and death unknown) was a noted professional
cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
er who played for
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in the 1770s. Depending on his age, it is assumed that most of his career took place before cricket's ''statistical record'' began with regular scorecards in 1772. He made 3 known appearances in
first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...
matches between 1775 and 1778, but it is believed he was playing much earlier as he had become the landlord of the ''White Hart'' at
Chertsey Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, southwest of central London. It grew up around Chertsey Abbey, founded in AD 666 by Earconwald, St Erkenwald, and gained a municipal charter, market charter from Henry I of Engla ...
by 1773. The vocation of pub landlord was a common career option for players at the end of their playing days. According to the ''Public Advertiser'' on Friday 10 September 1773, at the following week'
Surrey v Hampshire
match, "a stand will be built on the ground (i.e.,
Laleham Burway Laleham Burway is a tract of water-meadow and former water-meadow between the River Thames and Abbey River in the far north of Chertsey in Surrey. Its uses are varied. Part is Laleham Golf Club. Semi-permanent park homes in the west form reside ...
), and the best accommodation provided there and at the ''White Hart'' at
Chertsey Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, southwest of central London. It grew up around Chertsey Abbey, founded in AD 666 by Earconwald, St Erkenwald, and gained a municipal charter, market charter from Henry I of Engla ...
by Thomas Swayne".''Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket'', p.61


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CricketArchive record of Thomas Swayne


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* * English cricketers English cricketers of 1701 to 1786 Chertsey cricketers Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-cricket-bio-stub