Thomas Swayne (dates of birth and death unknown) was a noted professional

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er who played for

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in the 1770s. Depending on his age, it is assumed that most of his career took place before cricket's ''statistical record'' began with regular scorecards in 1772. He made 3 known appearances in

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matches between 1775 and 1778, but it is believed he was playing much earlier as he had become the landlord of the ''White Hart'' at Chertsey by 1773. The vocation of pub landlord was a common career option for players at the end of their playing days. According to the ''Public Advertiser'' on Friday 10 September 1773, at the following week'
Surrey v Hampshire
match, "a stand will be built on the ground (i.e.,

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), and the best accommodation provided there and at the ''White Hart'' at Chertsey by Thomas Swayne".''Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket'', p.61

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CricketArchive record of Thomas Swayne

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