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Thomas Blain

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Thomas Blain
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Goad Blain
Born11 March 1827
West Derby, (Liverpool), Lancashire, England
Died10 March 1878(1878-03-10) (aged 50)
Chislehurst, Kent, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1851Lancashire
1852Manchester
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 3
Runs scored 28
Batting average 5.60
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 10
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2015

Thomas Goad Blain (11 March 1827 – 10 March 1878) was an English cricketer active in the early 1850s, playing in three first-class cricket matches.

Blain made his debut in first-class cricket for a Lancashire XI in 1851 against a Yorkshire XI at the Botanical Gardens in Manchester.[1] The following season he played a further two first-class matches for Manchester against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's and against Sheffield at the Botanical Gardens.[1] He scored a total of 28 runs in his three matches, with a high score of 10.[2]

He died in Chislehurst, Kent on 10 March 1878, a day shy of his 51st birthday.

References

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Blain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Player profile: Thomas Blain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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