Darren Thomas

Stuart Darren Thomas (born 25 January 1975) is a former Welsh cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Not to be confused with Darron Thomas.

Darren Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Stuart Darren Thomas
Born	(1972-01-25) 25 January 1972 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Nickname	Ted
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011	Wales Minor Counties
1992–2006	Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 169 140 14 Runs scored 3,977 1,273 169 Batting average 20.93 16.53 16.90 100s/50s 2/18 –/1 –/– Top score 138 71* 43* Balls bowled 26,518 5,384 234 Wickets 504 171 11 Bowling average 31.79 27.29 35.81 5 wickets in innings 18 3 – 10 wickets in match 1 – – Best bowling 8/50 7/16 3/32 Catches/stumpings 56/– 25/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 June 2012

Having first achieved notability taking a five-wicket haul against Derbyshire at the age of 17, Thomas took his chance at a place in the England youth team, and continued to bowl well through to 1995, at which point he suffered a dip in form which lasted until he regained his form in 1998, finishing top of the wicket-taking stakes with 81 wickets at an average of 24. He bowled an innings of 7 for 16, a record for Glamorgan, and was offered a chance to play for England A against South Africa and Zimbabwe.

He became the leading wicket taker in 2000 and recorded his first ten-wicket innings against Durham in 2002.

In 2007, after fifteen years with Glamorgan, he joined Essex County Cricket Club. However, a shoulder injury sustained in February of that year prevented his playing even once for the first team, and in September he announced his retirement.[1]

Notes

1. "Essex seamer Thomas has to retire". BBC Sport. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2007-09-12.