Tom Armitage

Tom Armitage
Armitage in 1876
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Armitage
Born(1848-04-25)25 April 1848
Walkley, Yorkshire, England
Died21 September 1922(1922-09-21) (aged 74)
Chicago, Illinois, US
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 1)15 March 1877 v Australia
Last Test4 April 1877 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1872–1878Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 57
Runs scored 33 1,180
Batting average 11.00 13.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/4
Top score 21 95
Balls bowled 12 3,845
Wickets 121
Bowling average 14.23
5 wickets in innings 12
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 7/26
Catches/stumpings 0/– 23/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 May 2012

Thomas Armitage (25 April 1848 – 21 September 1922) was an English first-class cricketer, who in 1877 took part in what are retrospectively recognised as the first two Test matches played by England. The players in these matches having been alphabetically sorted, Armitage is the #1 capped England player.