Tom Outridge Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian cricketer
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Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
About Tom Outridge Jr.
- Thomas Michael "Tom" Outridge" (8 September 1927 – 21 July 2003) was an Australian cricketer who represented Western Australia in 19 first-class matches between 1948 and 1953.
- He was a left-handed all-rounder, bowling slow left-arm orthodox spin. The son of Thomas Outridge, a noted footballer, Outridge played for a state colts team against the Marylebone Cricket Club in October 1946, and made his senior debut the following season.
- Debuting against the touring Indian team in February 1948, he scored 28 and 14, coming in third in the batting order.
- Outridge made his Sheffield Shield debut against South Australia in January 1950, scoring 49 runs in the first innings before being run out by John Wilkin.
- He played his final match in 1953, against the touring South Africans.
- Outridge's highest score came against the touring MCC in October 1950, when he hit nine fours and three sixes in his innings of 92.
- His 19 first-class matches yielded 21 wickets, with a best of 5/78 taken against Victoria in February 1953, in what was his final Shield match.
- Outridge retired from cricket in November 1953, after he moved to Bunbury to work at his father's hotel, citing difficulties "having to travel 250 miles to play each weekend".
- He died in Bunbury in 2003, having for several years represented a district team at the annual Country Week competition in Perth.
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