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Thomas Bourdillon
Thomas Edmund Bourdillon (31 May 1890 – 27 May 1961) was an Orange Free State born Rhodesian cricketer. Bourdillon was a right-handed batting (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium. He was born at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, and was educated at Tonbridge School in England. Bourdillon made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Rhodesia cricket team, Rhodesia against H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, HDG Leveson-Gower's XI, making two appearances against the touring team in 1910. A little over three years later, he made his next first-class appearance for Percy Sherwell, PW Sherwell's XI against Transvaal cricket team, Transvaal, during which he scored his only first-class half century, fifty with a score of 60. He later made a single first-class appearance for English county side Sussex County Cricket Club, Sussex in the 1919 County Championship against Somerset County Cricket Club, Somerset, scoring 28 runs in the match. Three further first-clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State (province), Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape Town and Administration (government), administrative capital Pretoria. Bloemfontein is the seventh-largest city in South Africa. Situated at an elevation of above sea level, the city is home to approximately 520,000 residents and forms part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of 747,431. It was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The city of Bloemfontein hosts the Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa), Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, the Franklin Game Reserve, :af:Naval Hill, Naval Hill, the Maselspoort, Maselspoort Resort and the :af:Sand du Plessis-teaterkompleks, Sand du Plessis Theatre. The city hosts numerous museums, including the National Women's Monument, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
