Ronald Thresher

Ronald Stanley Thresher (31 December 1930 – 2 May 2013), known as Ron Thresher, was an English cricketer who played five first-class cricket matches between 1957 and 1958.

Ronald Thresher
Personal information
Full nameRonald Stanley Thresher
Born(1930-12-31)31 December 1930
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Died2 May 2013(2013-05-02) (aged 82)
Dover, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957Kent
FC debut26 June 1957 Kent v Yorkshire
Last FC9 July 1958 DR Jardine's XI v Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 51
Batting average 10.20
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 19
Balls bowled 848
Wickets 14
Bowling average 29.07
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/29
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 7 June 2016

Thresher was born at Tonbridge in Kent and educated at Maidstone Grammar School where he played cricket.[1][2] A fast bowler, Thresher was described as a bowler who "often terrorised schoolboy batsmen".[2] He pursued a career as a banker in Coutts, playing cricket for Private Banks Cricket Club and, as a result of his performances, in 1952 was selected for the Club Cricket Conference, winning his CCC cap in 1956.[2][3]

Thresher made his debut for Kent County Cricket Club's Second XI in 1957 and, after taking eight wickets against Middlesex Seconds XI at Lord's, he made his first-class debut for the county against Yorkshire at Tunbridge Wells later the same season.[2] He played once more for the Kent First XI during the year and made three first-class appearances for DR Jardine's XI, one in 1957 and two in 1958. He continued to play for Kent's Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship until 1959 and remained active in club cricket during the 1960s.[2][4][5]

As well as playing cricket, Thresher also played rugby union for Harlequins.[6] He died at Dover in 2013 aged 82.[1]

References
  1. Ronald Thresher, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  2. Obituaries in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2014. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club. Reprinted in The Old Maidstonian, no.14, autumn 2014, p.17. (Available online. Retrieved 2018-12-07.)
  3. Club Cricket Conference Numbered Caps List, Club Cricket Conference. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  4. Ron Thresher, Boundaries, issue 13, p.11. The Professional Cricketers' Association, 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. Ron Thresher, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  6. Old Maidstonian Society Newsletter, no.6, winter 2011, p.8. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
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