Thomas May (cricketer)
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Thomas May (dates unknown) was a first-class cricket
er who was a well-known batsman for Kent
in the 1760s and 1770s. May's known first-class career spanned the 1772 and 1773 seasons.
His brother Dick May
was a noted bowler, also playing for Kent at the same time.
The May brothers often played alongside each other but many scorecards of the period did not note first names or initials, so it is often impossible to distinguish one from the other in some matches. Using the data in Scores and Biographies, there were 5 matches in which a player known only as "May" took part while Dick May is specifically recorded in 8 and his brother Tom in 5. CricketArchive also has Tom May appearing in 5 matches.
Scores and Biographies has recorded an old verse about the May brothers:
Very little is known of their personal lives. Of Tom May, nothing is known at all.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er who was a well-known batsman for Kent
Kent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
in the 1760s and 1770s. May's known first-class career spanned the 1772 and 1773 seasons.
His brother Dick May
Richard May (cricketer)
Richard May was a first-class cricketer who was a well-known bowler for Kent in the 1760s and 1770s. May's known first-class career spanned the 1773 and 1780 seasons....
was a noted bowler, also playing for Kent at the same time.
The May brothers often played alongside each other but many scorecards of the period did not note first names or initials, so it is often impossible to distinguish one from the other in some matches. Using the data in Scores and Biographies, there were 5 matches in which a player known only as "May" took part while Dick May is specifically recorded in 8 and his brother Tom in 5. CricketArchive also has Tom May appearing in 5 matches.
Scores and Biographies has recorded an old verse about the May brothers:
Tom was for batting, Dick for bowling famed
Very little is known of their personal lives. Of Tom May, nothing is known at all.