Thomas Blake (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Blake (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1805

Place of Birth: Midhurst, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Thomas Gage Blake (10 April 1805 – 1895) was an English cricketer.
Blake's batting style is unknown, though it is known he fielded as a wicket-keeper.
He was born at Midhurst, Sussex. Blake made his first-class debut for an England XI against Surrey in 1829.
The following season he made two first-class appearances for Suffolk, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, and against the same opposition at Field Lane, Bury St Edmunds.
In that same season he made two first-class appearances for Sussex, with both appearances coming against Surrey at The Burys, Godalming and Midhurst Cricket Ground.
In 1832, he made two first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club, with both appearances coming against the Cambridge Town Club at Chatteris Cricket Ground and Parker's Piece, Cambridge.
In total, Blake made seven first-class appearances, scoring 102 runs at an average of 9.27, with a high score of 26.
Behind the stumps he took 3 catches and made 5 stumpings.He died at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1895, aged 89 or 90.
His nephews, George Fillingham and William Blake, both played first-class cricket.