James Palmer-Tomkinson (cricketer)

Personal information
Full name
James Edward Tomkinson
Born11 December 1879
Willington, Cheshire, England
Died14 November 1961(1961-11-14) (aged 81)
Inkpen, Berkshire, England
BattingUnknown
Relations
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 99
Batting average 19.80
100s/50s –/–
Top score 41
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2019
Sports career
Medal record
Men's squash
British Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place1926/1927singles

James Edward Palmer-Tomkinson born James Edward Tomkinson (2 December 1879 – 14 November 1961) was a first-class cricketer and was regarded as Britain's leading squash player in the 1910s and 1920s.[1]

Biography

The son of the politician and landowner James Tomkinson, Palmer-Tomkinson was born at Willington Hall in Willington in December 1879. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to the University of Oxford. He later toured British India with the Oxford University Authentics in 1902–03, making three first-class appearances on the tour against Bombay, the Parsees and the Gentlemen of England.[2] He scored 99 in his three first-class matches, with a high score of 41.[3] He married Marion Lindsay Smith in 1912, and the couple had four children, including the Olympic skier James Algernon Palmer-Tomkinson.

Tomkinson won the British Amateur Squash Championships in December 1926 shortly after his 47th birthday.[4]

His son James died from a skiing accident in 1952 and he died himself in November 1961 at Inkpen, Berkshire.

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 145. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by James Palmer-Tomkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Palmer-Tomkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Squash Rackets". Portsmouth Evening News. 22 December 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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