Dillwyn Thomas (13 February 1905 – 29 August 1996) was a Welsh

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er. Thomas was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Neath Abbey,

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. Thomas made his first-class debut for

in 1939 against Essex, where on debut he took his only

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in first-class cricket, claiming figures of 5/64; this five wicket haul also accounted for all of his first-class wickets. He played a further first-class match for the county, against Yorkshire in the same season at Park Avenue Cricket Ground,

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. Thomas died at

Neath Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...

, Glamorgan on 29 August 1996.

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