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| Full name | Thomas Balston | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1822 Maidstone, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 1899(1899-12-23) (aged 77) Hollingbourne, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1851 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Thomas Balston (30 January 1822 – 23 December 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
Personal life
The seventh son of William Balston, he was born at Maidstone in January 1822. The Balston family had been paper-makers since the 18th century, entering business with the Whatman paper-making family. Their success in business led to social prominence and the Balstons were regarded as being amongst the gentry of their county. Balston died at his residence at Hollingbourne in December 1899, following a protracted illness.
Education
He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford. A student of the Inner Temple in April 1845, he was called to the bar to practice as a barrister in June 1848.
Cricket career
Balston played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), making a single appearance against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1851. Batting twice in the match, he made a duck in the MCC first innings and scored 2 runs in their second innings, being dismissed by David Buchanan and John Weston respectively.
References
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 21.
- Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom, 52nd edition, ed. Edward Walford, Spottiswoode & Co., 1912, p. 1229
- William Balston, paper maker, 1759-1849, Thomas Balston, Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1954, pp. vii, viii, 171
- Maidstone. Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser. 28 December 1899. p. 5
- Rugby School Register: From to 1675–1849 Inclusive. Vol. 1. Rugby: A. J. Lawrence. 1881. p. 189.
- Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Balston, Thomas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Balston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- "Marylebone Cricket Club v Cambridge University, 1851". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2021.