Thomas Rust
English cricketer
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Thomas Henry Rust (3 March 1881 – 9 August 1962) was an English cricketer. Rust was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Tredworth, Gloucestershire, England
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| Full name | Thomas Henry Rust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1881 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 1962 (aged 81) Tredworth, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1914 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rust made a single first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against Lancashire at the Spa Ground, Gloucester, in the 1914 County Championship.[1] Batting first, Gloucestershire made 155, with Rust being run out after scoring 2 runs. Lancashire responded by making 394 in their first-innings, while Gloucestershire were dismissed for 206 in their second-innings, with Rust being dismissed for a duck by Bill Huddleston. Lancashire won the match by an innings and 33 runs.[2]
Rust also had a distinguished local football career, playing and captaining Gloucester City 62 times from 1898 to 1907, scoring 41 goals.[3]
He died at Tredworth, Gloucestershire on 9 August 1962.
