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Full name | Ernest Leith Tomkins | ||||||||||||||
Born | 15 February 1869 Rangoon, Burma, British India | ||||||||||||||
Died | 27 May 1927 Dieppe, Normandy, France | (aged 58)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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1899/00–1900/01 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
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ESPNcricinfo, 22 November 2022 |
Ernest Leith Tomkins (15 February 1869 – 17 May 1927) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Major-General William Percival Tomkins and his wife, Annie, he was born in British Burma at Rangoon in February 1869. He was educated at Wellington College, [1] before attending the Royal Military Academy. He graduated in February 1888 as a second lieutenant into the Royal Artillery, [2] with promotion to lieutenant in February 1891. [3] He was seconded in September 1897 to the Indian Ordnance Department, [4] with promotion to captain following during his secondment in October 1898. [5] Tomkins played first-class cricket in British India as a wicket-keeper for the Europeans cricket team on two occasions against the Parsees in the Bombay Presidency Matches of 1899 and 1900. [6] He scored 67 runs at an average of 22.33; [7] his highest score of 65 came in the 1899 fixture, and was the second highest score of the Europeans first innings, behind J. G. Greig's 184. [8]
Tomkins was later promoted to major in December 1908, [9] before serving in the First World War, during which he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 1916. [10] Following four years service as a regimental lieutenant colonel, he was placed on the half-pay list in January 1921 and was removed from the Reserve of Officers in March 1924, having obtained the age limit of liability to recall. [11] Tomkins was married to Marie-Louise Marigny, a Frenchwoman. Their son, Edward, was a British diplomat. [12] Tomkins died in France at Dieppe in May 1927. [13]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ernest Leith Tomkins | ||||||||||||||
Born | 15 February 1869 Rangoon, Burma, British India | ||||||||||||||
Died | 27 May 1927 Dieppe, Normandy, France | (aged 58)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1899/00–1900/01 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 22 November 2022 |
Ernest Leith Tomkins (15 February 1869 – 17 May 1927) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Major-General William Percival Tomkins and his wife, Annie, he was born in British Burma at Rangoon in February 1869. He was educated at Wellington College, [1] before attending the Royal Military Academy. He graduated in February 1888 as a second lieutenant into the Royal Artillery, [2] with promotion to lieutenant in February 1891. [3] He was seconded in September 1897 to the Indian Ordnance Department, [4] with promotion to captain following during his secondment in October 1898. [5] Tomkins played first-class cricket in British India as a wicket-keeper for the Europeans cricket team on two occasions against the Parsees in the Bombay Presidency Matches of 1899 and 1900. [6] He scored 67 runs at an average of 22.33; [7] his highest score of 65 came in the 1899 fixture, and was the second highest score of the Europeans first innings, behind J. G. Greig's 184. [8]
Tomkins was later promoted to major in December 1908, [9] before serving in the First World War, during which he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 1916. [10] Following four years service as a regimental lieutenant colonel, he was placed on the half-pay list in January 1921 and was removed from the Reserve of Officers in March 1924, having obtained the age limit of liability to recall. [11] Tomkins was married to Marie-Louise Marigny, a Frenchwoman. Their son, Edward, was a British diplomat. [12] Tomkins died in France at Dieppe in May 1927. [13]