Thomas Joseph Deane Bourke (7 February 1815 – 28 February 1875) was an Irish

Irish people

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 cricketer

Cricketer

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Bourke made his first-class

First-class cricket

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 debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club

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 against pre-county club Hampshire in 1843. This was Bourke's only first-class match for the club.

In 1844 Bourke made his debut for pre-county club Hampshire

Hampshire county cricket teams

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 against Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1845 Bourke played two further first-class matches for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Petworth Cricket Club

Petworth Cricket Club

Petworth Cricket Club was a cricket club based at Petworth, Sussex, and was briefly a major cricket team, playing five known first-class matches from 1844 to 1845. The club, which played its home games at Petworth Park New Ground, won two matches, lost two and drew another...

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External links

• Thomas Bourke at Cricinfo
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• Thomas Bourke at CricketArchive
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