Thomas Warsop (christened 29 September 1778 – 28 February 1845) was an English

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 str ...

er who played a single match of

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for a combined Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side in 1803.Thomas Warsop
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-19. Warsop was born at

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

. He was considered a good

all-rounder An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are consi ...

who batted right-handed and bowled slow right-arm underarm deliveries.Thomas Warsop
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-19. He captained

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, which he first played for in 1791 aged 12. Three of his brothers,

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, William and Samuel, also played for the club. He retired after the 1823 season and died at his home in Pepper Street, Nottingham, in 1845 aged 65.

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* 1778 births 1845 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Cricketers from Nottingham {{England-cricket-bio-1770s-stub