Thomas Gunn

For the English-born illustrator, writer and war correspondent, see Thomas Butler Gunn.

Thomas William Gunn (10 July 1843 – 4 May 1908) was an English cricketer. He played six first-class matches for Surrey County Cricket Club, three in each of the 1863 and 1869 seasons.^[1]

Thomas Gunn

Personal information
Full name	Thomas William Gunn
Born	(1843-07-10)10 July 1843 Croydon, Surrey
Died	4 May 1908(1908-05-04) (aged 64) Croydon, Surrey
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1863–1869	Surrey
Source: Cricinfo, 12 March 2017

Born at Croydon in 1843, Gunn was a member of the Surrey ground staff at The Oval.^[2] Although Wisden considered that he was a "very useful" club cricketer, he played in only six matches for the county side, scoring 52 runs; the Almanack's judgement was that he "did practically nothing for the County".^[2][3]

Arthur Haygarth was more positive about Gunn's abilities, writing in Scores and Biographies that he "possesses an excellent style, hitting well to all parts, especially forward and to leg".^[4] Haygarth noted that he had been influenced by Tom Lockyer, a fellow Croydon man who played for Surrey between 1849 and 1866, and that Gunn bowled "rather slow round-armed".^[4][5]

Gunn died at Croydon in 1908. He was 64.^[1]