Thomas Mellish
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Thomas Mellish was an English amateur cricket
er who made 52 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1791 and 1815.
He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC) whose teams he most often represented . He was an occasional patron of cricket, his own T Mellish's XI being active in a number of matches between 1801 and 1807.
He was educated at Eton
but surprisingly little is known about Mellish, although he was undoubtedly a prominent amateur player of his time. He is not mentioned in Scores & Biographies except in the scorecards.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who made 52 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1791 and 1815.
He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC) whose teams he most often represented . He was an occasional patron of cricket, his own T Mellish's XI being active in a number of matches between 1801 and 1807.
He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
but surprisingly little is known about Mellish, although he was undoubtedly a prominent amateur player of his time. He is not mentioned in Scores & Biographies except in the scorecards.