| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Edmund O'Dwyer | |||
| Born | 5 November 1919 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Died | 1 September 2005 (aged 85) Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Nickname | The Bowling Baritone | |||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1946/47–1959/60 | Western Australia | |||
| First-class debut | 11 October 1946 Western Australia v Marylebone | |||
| Last First-class | 19 February 1960 Western Australia v Victoria | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 15 | |||
| Runs scored | 305 | |||
| Batting average | 16.05 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | |||
| Top score | 51 | |||
| Balls bowled | 2966 | |||
| Wickets | 41 | |||
| Bowling average | 34.51 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 3 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
| Best bowling | 7/79 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 8/0 | |||
| Source: CricketArchive, 8 November 2011 | ||||
Thomas Edmund O'Dwyer (5 November 1919, Bridgetown, Western Australia – 1 September 2005) was an Australian cricketer, also known as The Bowling Baritone.
He was a left arm orthodox bowler, and a left hand bat. He scored 305 runs at a batting average of 16.05, and took 41 wickets at a bowling average of 34.51.
He was in the first ever West Australian Sheffield Shield Team. In Western Australia's first season they made the final. O'Dwyer was one of WA's best, taking 5 wickets in one inning. O'Dwyer was the last man to dismiss Don Bradman in a first class match.