Greg Thomas

Greg Thomas

Personal information
Full name	John Gregory Thomas
Born	(1960-08-12) 12 August 1960 (age 56) Trebanos, Glamorgan, Wales
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 515)	21 February 1986 v West Indies
Last Test	7 August 1986 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 86)	18 February 1986 v West Indies
Last ODI	25 May 1987 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1979–1988	Glamorgan
1983/84–1986/87	Border
1984/85-1986/87	Impalas
1987/88-1988/89	Eastern Province
1989-1991	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 5 3 192 193 Runs scored 83 1 3419 1536 Batting average 13.83 1.00 16.43 13.12 100s/50s –/– –/– 2/7 –/1 Top score 31* 1* 110 65* Balls bowled 774 156 27916 8801 Wickets 10 3 525 233 Bowling average 50.40 48.00 31.05 27.32 5 wickets in innings – – 18 3 10 wickets in match – n/a 1 n/a Best bowling 4/70 2/59 7/75 5/17 Catches/stumpings –/– –/– 74/– 36/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 19 August 2012

Greg Thomas (born John Gregory Thomas, 12 August 1960 in Trebanos, Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh former cricketer, who played in five Tests and three ODIs for England between 1986 and 1987.

Thomas was a genuine fast bowler, a rare sight in English cricket after the retirement of Bob Willis; apart from the raw pace, he was erratic and often had injury problems. At his best, he matched the speed of the fearsome West Indian pacemen on the tour of West Indies in 1985/86, but leaked too many runs with his wayward bowling. This difficult tour was followed by one Test in England, disruptive injury and an unsuccessful, and then a fruitless switch to play for Northamptonshire.

He has a daughter Hermione, and a son Will, and lives alone in Northamptonshire.

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