James Palmer-Tomkinson (cricketer)
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| Full name | James Edward Tomkinson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1879 Willington, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 November 1961 (aged 81) Inkpen, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Robert Tomkinson (uncle) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||
James Edward Palmer-Tomkinson born James Edward Tomkinson (2 December 1879 – 14 November 1961) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of the politician and landowner James Tomkinson, Palmer-Tomkinson was born at Willington Hall in Willington in December 1879.[1] He was educated at Eton College, before going up to the University of Oxford. He later toured British India with the Oxford University Authentics in 1902–03, making three first-class appearances on the tour against Bombay, the Parsees and the Gentlemen of England.[2] He scored 99 in his three first-class matches, with a high score of 41.[3] He married Marion Lindsay Smith in 1912, and the couple had four children, including the Olympic skier James Algernon Palmer-Tomkinson.[1] He died in November 1961 at Inkpen, Berkshire.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "James Edward Palmer-Tomkinson". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Palmer-Tomkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Palmer-Tomkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.