Thomas Routledge

Thomas William Routledge (18 April 1867 – 9 May 1927) was a cricketer who played Test cricket for South Africa in the 1890s. He was an attacking batsman and occasional bowler. Thomas Routledge was born in England, where he learned his cricket, and he moved to South Africa in 1889. A hard-hitting batsman with a strong defence, he played first-class cricket for Transvaal during the 1890s and appeared in four Test matches for South Africa against England, all of them in South Africa. He was an aggressive batsman but often failed to convert a good start into a significant one, only twice reaching 50 in his 24 first-class innings. His first Test match was the sole representative match of England's visit in 1891–92, played at Cape Town. He also played in the three-match series of 1895–96 but in all his four Tests he could only manage a top score of 24 as England won each match convincingly. Routledge's highest first-class score was 77, scored in the 1893–94 Currie Cup match against Eastern Province at Cape Town.