Tom Emmett

Cricket Player

Tom Emmett was born in Halifax, England, United Kingdom on September 3rd, 1841 and is the Cricket Player. At the age of 62, Tom Emmett biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
September 3, 1841
Nationality
England
Place of Birth
Halifax, England, United Kingdom
Death Date
Jun 29, 1904 (age 62)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Profession
Cricketer
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Tom Emmett Career

Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, Emmett first joined Yorkshire when almost 25 as a professional fast left-arm bowler with a near roundarm action, though in his later years he took to bowling slow-medium. Once discovered, however, Emmett climbed almost immediately to the top of the cricketing tree, playing for England against Surrey & Sussex in Tom Lockyer's benefit match at the Oval in 1867, his second season. An even greater bowler, George Freeman, was approaching his best at the same time, and, from 1867 to the end of 1871, they dominated the English bowling scene. After 1871, however, business commitments took Freeman away from first-class cricket, but Emmett stayed on and found another able colleague in the excellent Allen Hill. In later years, Emmett shared the Yorkshire bowling duties with George Ulyett, Billy Bates, Ted Peate and Bobby Peel. He called his most famous delivery the "sostenuter": after pitching on leg the ball would break back a long way to take the off-stump. As time went on, Emmett's pace deserted him.

Emmett toured Australia three times and North America once. He played seven Test matches, including the first-ever in 1877, and was also the bowling mainstay for Lord Harris's team in 1878/9. According to J. L. Carr in his Dictionary of Extra-Ordinary Cricketers, on one occasion he "politely asked of an Australian fielder who had crept in close, if he was wed. He explained that, although he had no compunction about killing him, the death of a husband and father would vex his peace of mind." Emmett captained Yorkshire between 1878 and 1882, ending his connection with the eleven in 1888. He was the last professional to captain Yorkshire until Vic Wilson was appointed in 1960.

In the first ever Test England lost the toss and were made to field in the 1st Innings. James Lillywhite, the England Captain led his team onto the Melbourne pitch, followed by the rest of the team including Tom Emmett. Tom Emmett was 35 years 193 days old, 77 days older than Harry Jupp, England No: 1. Tom Emmett was later passed, in age, by England No: 11, James Southerton and Australia No: 2 Nat Thomson as the Australian opening pair came out to bat.

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