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{{Short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = George Thomas
| image = File:George Thomas.jpg
| caption =
| country = India
| fullname = George Philip Thomas
| birth_date = 9th Feb 1938{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| birth_place = Yercaud
| death_date = 1st Oct 1999{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| death_place = Bangalore
| batting =
| bowling = Right-arm fast
| family =
| club1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]]
| year1 = 1962-63 to 1969-70
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 13
| runs1 = 44
| bat avg1 = 4.44
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 22
| deliveries1 = 1314
| wickets1 = 22
| bowl avg1 = 24.54
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/30
| catches/stumpings1= 2/0
| date = 7 October 2015
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35525.html Cricinfo
}}
'''George Thomas'''<ref group="note">Years of birth and death: Judging by the ages (where known) of the other boys who played in the Cooch Behar Trophy at the time, Thomas was probably born in 1941, 1942 or 1943. [[Waheed Yar Khan]], for example, who played alongside Thomas in the South Zone Schools team in the same three seasons, was born in November 1942. Thomas died before August 2015.</ref> was an Indian cricketer who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]] from 1962 to 1969.

==Playing career==
George Thomas was a prominent schoolboy cricketer who represented Madras Schools and South Zone Schools in the national [[Cooch Behar Trophy]] in 1957–58, 1958–59 and 1959–60. At first he played as an opening bowler, but in his final season, when South Zone Schools won the trophy, he played as an opening batsman and wicket-keeper.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41202/Miscellaneous_Matches.html| title = Miscellaneous matches played by George Thomas | publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 8 October 2015}}</ref>

He made his first-class debut as a fast bowler and tail-end batsman for Madras in 1962–63 against [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]]. He took the wicket of the first opening batsman in each innings, and Madras won by an innings, but he was [[no-ball]]ed for [[Throwing (cricket)|throwing]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25838.html | title = Kerala v Madras 1962-63| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 8 October 2015}}</ref> He took one wicket in the next match, which was ruined by rain, and was then omitted. Thomas returned to the team in 1963-64 and opened the bowling in all three of Madras's matches, taking five wickets at an average of 33.80 in an attack based on spinners led by [[Vaman Kumar|V. V. Kumar]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1963-64/Madras_Bowling.html | title = Bowling for Madras, Ranji Trophy 1963-64| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 8 October 2015}}</ref>

He played the first match in 1964–65, taking one wicket, and was left out of the team for the next two matches. He returned for the last match, against [[Andhra Pradesh cricket team|Andhra]], and took 4 for 30 and 2 for 41 in an innings victory.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27239.html | title = Madras v Andhra 1964-65| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 8 October 2015}}</ref>

He seldom played thereafter, but returned for the [[Gopalan Trophy]] match in 1968–69, making his highest score, 22, and taking 4 for 58, including the wickets of [[Anura Tennekoon]] (leg-before) and [[David Heyn]] (bowled).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29947.html | title = Madras Cricket Association President's XI v Ceylon 1968-69| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 8 October 2015}}</ref> His last match came in 1969–70, when, for his last wicket, he bowled the Andhra opening batsman before a run had been scored in the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andhra v Madras 1969-70|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/30/30410.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=15 October 2017}}</ref>

He was one of the early players for the Jolly Rovers cricket club in [[Chennai]], which began in 1966.<ref>{{cite news |work=Madras Musings |accessdate=8 October 2015 |title=Fifty years together – Jolly Rovers and the Sanmar Group: The first period: 1966–79 |url=http://madrasmusings.com/a-great-start-with-a-championship.html |date=1–15 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818044838/http://madrasmusings.com/a-great-start-with-a-championship.html |archivedate=18 August 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| work=Cricinfo | first=V. |last=Ramnarayan |accessdate=8 October 2015| title=A Jolly Rovers reunion |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/905361.html |date=2 August 2015}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41202/41202.html George Thomas] at CricketArchive
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35525.html George Thomas] at [[Cricinfo]]

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