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{{short description|American-born English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Thomas Hollingworth
| image =
| country = England
| full_name = Thomas Vernon Hollingworth
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|7|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|10|2|1907|7|27|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Topsham, Devon|Topsham]], [[Devon]], England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Unknown
| family =
| club1 = [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]
| year1 = 1929
| club2 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|1932/33–1933/34}}
| club3 = [[Devon County Cricket Club|Devon]]
| year3 = 1933–1946
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 58
| bat avg1 = 9.66
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 17
| deliveries1 = 252
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 30.75
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 4/92
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–
| date = 31 December
| year = 2009
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14241.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Thomas Vernon Hollingworth''' (27 July 1907 — 2 October 1973) was an American-born English first-class [[cricket]]er.

Hollingsworth was born in the United States in [[New York City]] in July 1907, but came to England as a child, where he was educated at [[Bromsgrove School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/a-z-h-13/|title=A–Z (H13)|website=www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] in the [[1929 County Championship]], playing twice against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] at [[The Oval]] and [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] at [[County Ground, Southampton|Southampton]]. He later played first-class cricket in [[British India]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]], making two appearances in the [[Madras Presidency Matches]] of January 1933 and 1934 against the [[Indians cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6669/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Thomas Hollingworth|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=12 September 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In his four first-class matches, he scored 58 runs and took four wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14241.html|title=Player profile: Thomas Hollingworth|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Back in England, he represented his adopted home county of [[Devon County Cricket Club|Devon]] in [[National Counties of English and Welsh cricket|minor counties cricket]] between 1933 and 1946, making eight appearances in the [[National Counties Cricket Championship|Minor Counties Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6669/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Thomas Hollingworth|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=12 September 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Hollingworth died on 2 October 1973 in [[Topsham, Devon]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=14241}}

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[[Category:1907 births]]
[[Category:1973 deaths]]
[[Category:Cricketers from New York City]]
[[Category:American emigrants to the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:People educated at Bromsgrove School]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Hampshire cricketers]]
[[Category:Devon cricketers]]
[[Category:Europeans cricketers]]
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]

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