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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Tom Longfield
| image =
| full_name = Thomas Cuthbert Longfield
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|5|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[High Halstow]], Kent, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|12|21|1906|5|12|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Ealing]], [[Middlesex]], England
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role =
| club1 = [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1927–1928}}
| club2 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
| year2 = 1927–1939
| club3 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year3 = {{nowrap|1929/30–1936/37}}
| club4 = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| year4 = {{nowrap|1936/37–1938/39}}

| type1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| debutdate1 = 4 May
| debutyear1 = 1927
| debutfor1 = Cambridge University
| debutagainst1 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
| lastdate1 = 2 June
| lastyear1 = 1951
| lastfor1 = [[Free Foresters]]
| lastagainst1 = [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]]
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 82
| runs1 = 2,446
| bat avg1 = 22.44
| 100s/50s1 = 2/7
| top score1 = 120
| deliveries1 = 6,416
| wickets1 = 195
| bowl avg1 = 32.90
| fivefor1 = 7
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/12
| catches/stumpings1 = 49/–
| date = 28 March 2016
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16418.html CricInfo
}}
'''Thomas Cuthbert Longfield''' (12 May 1906 – 21 December 1981) was an English [[cricket]]er. He played [[first-class cricket]] for several teams including [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]], [[Kent County Cricket Club]] and [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]].<ref name=ci>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16418.html |title=Thomas Longfield |access-date=28 March 2016 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}</ref>

Longfield was born at [[High Halstow]] in Kent and educated at [[Aldenham School]] where he played in the cricket XI.<ref name=wis82>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228582.html Longfield, Thomas Cuthbert], Obituaries in 1981, ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'', 1982. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref> He went to [[Cambridge University]] and won [[Blue (university sport)|cricket Blues]] in 1927 and 1928,<ref name=wis82 /> making a total of 25 first-class appearances for the university side. He made his Kent debut in the 1927 University vacation and went on to play a total of 40 times for the county First XI, playing his last county match in 1939.<ref name=ca>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13959/13959.html Tom Longfield], CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref>

After leaving Cambridge, Longfield worked for [[Andrew Yule and Company]] in [[Calcutta]] in India, the city where his father had worked for [[Royal Insurance]].<ref name=tele3jan09>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/return-to-roots/cid/1261454?ref=search-page Return to roots], ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]'', 3 January 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref><ref name=tele5dec12>Basu R (2012) [https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/ted-loses-toss-on-test-eve/cid/1280411?ref=search-page Ted loses toss on Test-eve], ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]'', 5 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref> He was able to play for Kent only when he returned to England on leave.<ref name=wis82 /> He played for a variety of teams whilst in India, including the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] and Bengal.<ref name=ca /> He captained Bengal to their first [[Ranji Trophy]] win in [[1938–39 Ranji Trophy|1938/39]],<ref name=tele30dec08>Dutta RP (2008) [https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/half-century-hurrah-at-home-ted-dexter-and-wife-return-to-roots-for-50-year-marriage-celebrations/cid/1255642 Half-century hurrah at home - Ted Dexter and wife return to roots for 50-year marriage celebrations], ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]'', 30 December 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref><ref name=eden106>Mukherji R (2015) ''Eden Gardens Legend & Romance'', pp.106–107. Kolkata Today. ([https://books.google.com/books?id=dqPDBgAAQBAJ&dq=thomas%20longfield%20calcutta%20cricket&pg=PA27 Available online]. Retrieved 25 October 2018.)</ref><ref name=ie4dec12>Chakrabaty S (2012) [http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kolkata-s-favourite-soninlaw-returns/1040049/ Kolkata’s favourite son-in-law returns], ''[[Indian Express]]'', 4 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref> and took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] for the side in [[1937–38 Ranji Trophy|1936/37]] against [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]].<ref name=ht>[https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Bowling/Hat_Trick_in_India_by_Player.html First-Class Hat-Trick in India by Player], [[Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians]]. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref> He was involved with the [[Calcutta Cricket Club]] and went on to become president whilst living in India,<ref name=tele30dec08 /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccfc1792.com/past-president|title=Calcutta Cricket and Football Club — Past Presidents|website=ccfc1792.com|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326155807/https://www.ccfc1792.com/past-president|archive-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> captaining the team for a time<ref name=tele20jun11>Mitra A (2011) [https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/a-death-in-london-the-distinct-flavour-of-calcutta-s-fading-colonial-phase/cid/386198?ref=search-page A death in London - The distinct flavour of Calcutta's fading colonial phase], ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]'', 20 June 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref> and was President of the club three times.<ref name=ccfchistory>[https://ccfc1792.com/history.html History], [[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club]]. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref><ref name=ccfcpres>[https://ccfc1792.com/past_presidents.html Past Presidents], [[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club]]. Retrieved 25 October 2018.</ref> He was a major influence in the [[Cricket Association of Bengal]].<ref name=eden27>Mukherji ''op. cit.'', pp.27–28.</ref>

In his ''[[Wisden]]'' obituary, Longfield was described as having been "an orthodox, old-fashioned medium-pace bowler" who "possessed a beautiful action, kept a good length, and could move the ball both ways".<ref name=wis82 /> He was third in the Cambridge [[bowling average]]s in 1927 taking 46 wickets, followed by 44 in 1928, although for Kent he was "curiously ineffective" as a bowler.<ref name=wis82 /> As a batsman he scored two centuries for Cambridge, the only first-class hundreds he scored, and was described as "a good stroke-player who could score quickly, mostly in front of the wicket" who went on to play "some useful innings" for Kent. He was second in the Cambridge [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]]s in 1927.<ref name=wis82 />

Longfield's daughter Susan, who was born in Calcutta whilst Longfield worked in India and was a successful model, [[Ted Dexter#Outside cricket|married Ted Dexter]] in 1959. He later captained the [[England cricket team]].<ref name=tele30dec08 /> His brother, [[Geoffrey Longfield]], played two first-class matches for the [[Royal Air Force cricket team|RAF]]. Longfield died at [[Ealing]] in [[Middlesex]] in 1981 aged 75.<ref name=ci />

==See also==
* [[List of hat-tricks in the Ranji Trophy]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=16418|name=Thomas Longfield}}

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