Thomas William Cartwright MBE (22 July 1935 – 30 April 2007) was an English cricketer. Playing largely for Somerset and Warwickshire, he took over 1,600 wickets as a medium-pace bowler though began his career as a top order batsman and was capable enough with the bat to score seven hundreds including a double-century. He played in five Tests for England in 1964 and 1965. His withdrawal from the 1968–69 tour to South Africa led to his replacement in the touring team by Basil D'Oliveira, who’s inclusion precipitated the sporting isolation of South Africa until apartheid was abolished.
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Thomas William Cartwright 22 June 1935 Alderman's Green, Coventry
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Died |
30 April 2007 (aged 71) Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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