Thomas Hart (cricketer)
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| Thomas Hart | ||||
 Scotland |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Thomas Mure Hart | |||
| Born | 1 March 1909 | |||
| Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||
| Died | 16 January 2001 (aged 91) | |||
| Scotland | ||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1933-1934 |  Scotland |
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| 1931-1932 | Oxford University | |||
| First-class debut | 20 June 1931: Oxford University v Army | |||
| Last First-class | 27 July 1934: Scotland v Australia | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| First-class | ||||
| Matches | 12 | |||
| Runs scored | 318 | |||
| Batting average | 19.87 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | |||
| Top score | 57 | |||
| Balls bowled | 1160 | |||
| Wickets | 9 | |||
| Bowling average | 51.66 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
| Best bowling | 3/26 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 5/0 | |||
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As of 4 December 2008 |
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Thomas Mure Hart (1 March 1909 – 16 January 2001) was a Scottish cricketer[1] and rugby union player. He played twice for the Scotland national rugby union team[2] and twice for the Scotland national cricket team[3] as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.[4]
[edit] Biography
Born in Glasgow in 1909,[4] Hart was educated at Strathallan School, Glasgow University and Oxford University.[5] In 1930, he played twice for Scotland in the Five Nations against Wales and Ireland.[2]
Whilst attending Oxford University, he played for the university cricket team, playing ten first-class matches in 1931 and 1932, gaining his blue in both years.[6] He made his debut for Scotland in 1933, playing against Ireland. He played a second match against Australia the following year.[3] Both matches were first-class.[6]
Between 1937 and 1939, he played three matches for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements.[7] During the Second World War he was captured in Malaya and served as a civilian detainee.[5] He died in Scotland in 2001.[4]
