Ian James Thomas (born 9 May 1979,

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who played for

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as a left-handed opening batsman from

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. Thomas, along with Graeme Hick, held the record for highest score in the Twenty20 Cup from 2004 to 2006, after scoring 116

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to lead Glamorgan to a win with three balls to spare against

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in the group stages of the 2004 tournament. On his

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debut in

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, Thomas made 82 in a drawn match against

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, described by the BBC reporter as a "dream debut". It was to be his highest score in first class cricket, and he only made two higher scores in any form of the game, the aforementioned Twenty20 century and 93 against a

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XI in the C&G Trophy. After the 2005 season, where Thomas' highest

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score was 42, he was released from the club,Batsman Thomas leaves Glamorgan
from BBC, retrieved 15 July 2005 and currently plays some minor cricket for

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. He has also represented Wales Minor Counties. Thomas played for Port Talbot Town in the South Wales Cricket Association between 2007 and 2008. In 30 matches, he scored 1295 runs at an average of 46.25, making three centuries with a highest score of 133. He also took 42 wickets at 29.83 with a best of 5/57. During his period at the club, Thomas formed a formidable opening partnership with his former

county colleague Dan Cherry. He left at the end of the 2008 season to play for

in the

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External links

Ian Thomas
player profile from CricketArchive

References

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