Thomas Routledge

Thomas Routledge was born in England, where he learned his cricket, and he moved to South Africa in 1889.

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.

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.

[2] On the day the meeting was held to select South Africa's inaugural side to tour England in 1894, Routledge made a century in a non-first-class match and secured his place as a result of it.

He was the touring team's second-highest scorer, with 758 runs at an average of 20.21 and a highest score of 152.