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Thomas Provis Wickham (born 1810 in Weymouth, Dorset; died on 1 March 1890 in Machynlleth), probably best known as an English cricketer.

Personal life

Wickham was the son of the reverend William Wickham and Margaret Provis, and brother of the reverend William Provis Trelawney Wickham (Rector of Shepton Mallet, the building of the Wickham Almshouses by his widow, was made possible by a bequest from his will). He had two sisters, Annabella (who married James Bennett, Sheriff of Somerset) and Caroline.

According to Bernard Burke the Wickhams (of Horsington) were an ancient Somerset family, belonging to the landed gentry.

In 1835 he married Sarah Hussey.

Little is known about him other than that he was a "gentleman". It is suggested that he spent some time in a debtors' prison.

Cricket

Wickham made his first-class debut and his only appearance for Hampshire against an All-England Eleven in 1850. In 1851, Wickham made his last first class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University.

References

1. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours; Burke, John; Volume 4; 1838; p597
2. Alumni of Oxford University 1715-1886; vol 4; p1549
3. The Wickham Almshouses on the Shepton Mallet United Charities website
4. The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 173-174; May 1843; p545
5. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland; Burke, Bernard; Volume 2; p 354
6. Court for the relieve of insolvent debtors, Saturday 6 June 1857 in the online version of The London Gazette; 9 June 1857; p 2047

External links

• Thomas Wickham at Cricinfo
• Thomas Wickham at CricketArchive

• 1810 births
• 1890 deaths
• Sportspeople from Weymouth
• Cricketers from Dorset
• English cricketers
• Hampshire cricketers
• Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers