William Henry Thorman

Despite playing for Cambridge and the British Isles, Thorman was never awarded a national cap.

He was educated at Richmond Grammar School and then West Riding, entering Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1887.

[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1890 and moved to London to become a Clinical Assistant at St Thomas' Hospital.

He eventually returned to the North of England, practicing in Huddersfield before becoming Medical Officer for Health for the municipal area of Kirkburton and Farnley Tyas.

Having just finished his time at Cambridge, he was invited to join Bill Maclagan's British Isles team on a tour of South Africa.

Cambridge University 1890 team, Thorman back row, third from right