Thomas Gould (cricketer)

Thomas Gould (26 September 1863 — 30 March 1948) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1896 and 1897.

Thomas Gould

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Gould
Born	(1863-09-26)26 September 1863 Brassington, Derbyshire, England
Died	30 March 1948(1948-03-30) (aged 84) Burton-on-Trent, England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1896–1897	Derbyshire
FC debut	23 July 1896 Derbyshire v Essex
Last FC	19 August 1897 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 7 Runs scored 63 Batting average 7.87 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 16* Balls bowled 465 Wickets 9 Bowling average 25.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/45 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, April 2012

Gould was born in Brassington, Derbyshire, the son of Mark Gould, a lead miner and later lime picker, and his wife Mary.^[1]

Gould debuted in the 1896 season against Essex when he was an economical bowler and made a good showing with the bat in the lower-middle order. He made one other appearance during that season in a match that was abandoned as a draw. In 1897 season, he achieved his best bowling performance of 4–45 against Sussex, but made little impression in the following match. Gould played 10 innings in 7 first-class matches with a top score of 18 not out and an average of 7.87. He took 9 wickets at an average of 25.0.^[2]

Gould died at the age of 84 in Burton-on-Trent.