Ronald Thresher

English cricketer

Ronald Thresher

Personal information

Full name|

Ronald Stanley Thresher

Born| (1930-12-31)31 December 1930
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Died| 2 May 2013(2013-05-02) (aged 82)
Dover, Kent, England
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1957| Kent
FC debut| 26 June 1957 Kent v Yorkshire
Last FC| 9 July 1958 DR Jardine's XI v Cambridge University
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 5
Runs scored | 51
Batting average | 10.20
100s/50s | 0/0
Top score | 19
Balls bowled | 848
Wickets | 14
Bowling average | 29.07
5 wickets in innings | 0
10 wickets in match | 0
Best bowling | 4/29
Catches/stumpings | 0/–

Source: CricInfo, 7 June 2016

Ronald Stanley Thresher (31 December 1930 – 2 May 2013), known as Ron Thresher, was an English cricketer who played five first-class cricket matches between 1957 and 1958.

Thresher was born at Tonbridge in Kent and educated at Maidstone Grammar School where he played cricket.[1][2] A fast bowler, Thresher was described as a bowler who "often terrorised schoolboy batsmen".[2] He pursued a career as a banker in Coutts, playing cricket for Private Banks Cricket Club and, as a result of his performances, in 1952 was selected for the Club Cricket Conference, winning his CCC cap in 1956.[2][3]

Thresher made his debut for Kent County Cricket Club's Second XI in 1957 and, after taking eight wickets against Middlesex Seconds XI at Lord's, he made his first-class debut for the county against Yorkshire at Tunbridge Wells later the same season.[2] He played once more for the Kent First XI during the year and made three first-class appearances for DR Jardine's XI, one in 1957 and two in 1958. He continued to play for Kent's Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship until 1959 and remained active in club cricket during the 1960s.[2][4][5]

As well as playing cricket, Thresher also played rugby union for Harlequins.[6] He died at Dover in 2013 aged 82.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Ronald Thresher, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
2. ^ a b c d e Obituaries in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2014. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club. Reprinted in The Old Maidstonian, no.14, autumn 2014, p.17. (Available online. Retrieved 2018-12-07.)
3. ^ Club Cricket Conference Numbered Caps List, Club Cricket Conference. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
4. ^ Ron Thresher, Boundaries, issue 13, p.11. The Professional Cricketers' Association, 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
5. ^ Ron Thresher, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
6. ^ Old Maidstonian Society Newsletter, no.6, winter 2011, p.8. Retrieved 2018-12-07.

## External links[edit]

* Ronald Thresher at ESPNcricinfo