Thomas Rust

Thomas Henry Rust (3 March 1881 – 9 August 1962) was an English cricketer. Rust was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Gloucester, Gloucestershire.

Key Information

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Henry Rust
Born	(1881-03-03)3 March 1881 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Died	9 August 1962(1962-08-09) (aged 81) Tredworth, Gloucestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1914	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 2 Batting average 1.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 2 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Competition	First-class
Matches	1
Runs scored	2
Batting average	1.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	2
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	–/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2012
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Rust made a single first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against Lancashire at the Spa Ground, Gloucester, in the 1914 County Championship.^[1] Batting first, Gloucestershire made 155, with Rust being run out after scoring 2 runs. Lancashire responded by making 394 in their first-innings, while Gloucestershire were dismissed for 206 in their second-innings, with Rust being dismissed for a duck by Bill Huddleston. Lancashire won the match by an innings and 33 runs.^[2]

Rust also had a distinguished local football career, playing and captaining Gloucester City 62 times from 1898 to 1907, scoring 41 goals.^[3]

He died at Tredworth, Gloucestershire on 9 August 1962.

• Thomas Rust at ESPNcricinfo
• Thomas Rust at CricketArchive

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