Famous Cricketers No 82 - H.E. 'Tom' Dollery

Acknowledgments Many thanks to the following: Jack Bannister for the Foreword. Jeanne and David Dollery. Anne Courbet, whose idea it was, and for constant encouragement. The late Tom Collin, the late Norman Horner, Tom Cartwright, Keith Dollery, Ray Hitchcock and Alan Townsend for their reminiscences. Rob Brooke, Warwickshire C.C.C. Librarian and Historian. Ken Daldry of the M.C.C. Library at Lord’s. David Downs, Historian of Reading F.C. David Wilkinson of Orchard Books, for unearthing a copy of Tom’s previously unknown but invaluable booklet, My Life Story . Phil Britt, Curator of the Warwickshire C.C.C. Museum. Mick Pope, Paul Dyson and Paul Shaw of Yorkshire for their help in researching an elusive Harrogate Festival match. Kit Bartlett, Peter Griffiths and all involved with the production at the A.C.S. Bibliography First-Class Cricket A Complete Record 1933 – 1939 Jim Ledbetter (Ed.) Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks 1934 - 1960 Warwickshire C.C.C. Official Scorebooks 1933 – 1955 Warwickshire C.C.C. Annual Reports 1955 and 1987 The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand 1951 My Life Story by Tom Dollery Professional Captain by Tom Dollery The History of Warwickshire C.C.C. by Jack Bannister The Story of Warwickshire Cricket by Leslie Duckworth A Who’s Who of Warwickshire C.C.C. by Robert Brooke and David Goodyear Who’s Who of Cricketers by Philip Bailey, Philip Thorn and Peter Wynne-Thomas Notes Dollery’s playing record has been taken from original scorebooks, in some cases these do not accord with the records in Wisden . Any errors are solely the responsibility of the author. * this symbol after the match heading denotes that Dollery was captain in that match. † this symbol after the match heading denotes that Dollery kept wicket in all or part of that match. 4