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Belgrave, Leicester born wicket-keeper Tom Sidwell kept wicket for Leicestershire between 1913 and 1933, his total of 583 catches and 137 stumpings constituted a record for the County. He was on the books at Grace Road between 1914 and 1931, when he officially retired, and in that time only missed six matches. He was persuaded to make a comeback in 1933 when Paddy Corrall sustained a fractured skull when hit by a flailing bat and Sidwell remained behind the stumps for the rest of the summer.
A sound right-handed batsman, he enjoyed his best season in 1928 when he scored 1,153 runs, averaging 29.56, hitting two of his three career centuries that summer. While he usually preferred to bat down the order, if the occasion demanded he was willing to go at the top of the order.
At his peak he was considered by many to be as good a keeper as England incumbent Herbert Strudwick – and he was certainly a more accomplished batsman – but he had the misfortune to play for an unfashionable County. His 7,929 career runs came at an average of 15.30.
He never lost his love for the game and was playing club cricket until a year before his death aged 70 in 1958.
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