Tom Wild
English cricketer (1855-1921)
Tom Wild (4 November 1855 — 2 May 1921) was an English first-class cricketer.
Wild was born in Southampton in November 1855. He made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1880, against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex, with both matches played at Southampton. In those, he scored 40 runs at an average of 13.33. Wild died in the Bevois Valley area of Southampton in May 1921.
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