| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Guy Thwaites |
| Born | 4 March 1943 Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Died | 30 September 2015 (aged 72) |
Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 29 June 2016 | |
Ian Thwaites (4 March 1943 – 30 September 2015) was an English physician and cricketer. He played twenty-two first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1963 and 1964. [1] [2]
Biography
Ian Thwaites was born in 1943 in Brighton, the youngest child of four to Guy Thwaites, a local general practitioner (GP). [3] He was educated at Eastbourne College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied Natural Sciences. [4] He played cricket for Sussex Second XI and Cambridge University, and in 1964 won a Blue. [3] Following training in medicine at Cambridge and St Thomas’ Hospital, he became a doctor and worked in Africa before moving to Horsham, where he worked for over 40 years, first as a GP, and then as a private sports physician. [3] The cricketer Christopher Martin-Jenkins, in his autobiography CMJ – A Cricketing Life, describes being treated by him. [5] Thwaites was a member of Horsham Cricket Club, where he played cricket for many years, and he was a co-founder of Keep Southwater Green. [3] [4]
His son, Guy, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University. [6]
He died from prostate cancer on 30 September 2015. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Ian Thwaites". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Ian Thwaites". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Tributes to 'gentle and thoughtful' cricket loving and countryside campaigning Southwater doctor". www.westsussextoday.co.uk. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Old Eastbornian". 2015. p. 68.
- ^ Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (2012). CMJ: A Cricketing Life. Simon and Schuster. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-85720-083-9.
- ^ "Player Profile: Guy Thwaites". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
External links
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Guy Thwaites |
| Born | 4 March 1943 Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Died | 30 September 2015 (aged 72) |
Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 29 June 2016 | |
Ian Thwaites (4 March 1943 – 30 September 2015) was an English physician and cricketer. He played twenty-two first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1963 and 1964. [1] [2]
Biography
Ian Thwaites was born in 1943 in Brighton, the youngest child of four to Guy Thwaites, a local general practitioner (GP). [3] He was educated at Eastbourne College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied Natural Sciences. [4] He played cricket for Sussex Second XI and Cambridge University, and in 1964 won a Blue. [3] Following training in medicine at Cambridge and St Thomas’ Hospital, he became a doctor and worked in Africa before moving to Horsham, where he worked for over 40 years, first as a GP, and then as a private sports physician. [3] The cricketer Christopher Martin-Jenkins, in his autobiography CMJ – A Cricketing Life, describes being treated by him. [5] Thwaites was a member of Horsham Cricket Club, where he played cricket for many years, and he was a co-founder of Keep Southwater Green. [3] [4]
His son, Guy, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University. [6]
He died from prostate cancer on 30 September 2015. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Ian Thwaites". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Ian Thwaites". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Tributes to 'gentle and thoughtful' cricket loving and countryside campaigning Southwater doctor". www.westsussextoday.co.uk. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Old Eastbornian". 2015. p. 68.
- ^ Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (2012). CMJ: A Cricketing Life. Simon and Schuster. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-85720-083-9.
- ^ "Player Profile: Guy Thwaites". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2024.