Tom Edward Pawley (21 January 1859 – 3 August 1923) was an English first-class cricketer who played four games for Kent between 1880 and 1887 with limited success.
Arriving in the city with his wife on the day before the first game of Canterbury Festival week he was taken ill on entering a cab and died before he reached hospital.
[2] As Kent manager he was responsible for organising the cricket weeks and was credited with increasing the county's membership putting the club on a firm financial footing.
He created the Tonbridge Nursery and was responsible for improving the facilities at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury.
[1] Pelham Warner wrote of him ‘a man of boundless energy – a born organiser and straight as a die’.