Thomas Armstrong (16 March 1872 – 5 July 1938) was an English

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er. Armstrong was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Keyworth,

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. Armstrong made his first-class debut for

against the

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in 1892. From 1892 to 1896, he represented the county in 6 first-class matches, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club during the 1896 season. In his 6 first-class matches, he scored 67 runs at a batting average of 7.44, with a high score of 20 *. He died at the town of his birth on 5 July 1938. Thomas Armstrong came from a sporting family. His brother Jack Armstrong played football for

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and another brother Albert played for Forest Reserves on several occasions.

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