Thomas Provis Wickham (born 1810 in Weymouth, Dorset; died on 1 March 1890 in Machynlleth), may be best known as an English cricketer.
Personal life Wickham was the son of the reverend William Wickham and Margaret Provis,A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours; Burke, John; Volume 4; 1838; p597 and brother of the reverend William Provis Trelawney Wickham (Rector of Shepton Mallet, the building of the Wickham Almshouses by his widow, was made possible by a bequest from his will).Alumni of Oxford University 1715-1886; vol 4; p1549The Wickham Almshouses on the Shepton Mallet United Charities website He had two sisters, Annabella (who married James Bennett, Sheriff of Somerset) and Caroline.The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 173-174; May 1843; p545
According to Bernard BurkeA genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland; Burke, Bernard; Volume 2; p 354 the Wickhams (of Horsington) were an ancient Somerset family, belonging to the landed gentry.
In 1835 he married Sarah Hussey.
Little is known about him other than that he was a "gentleman". It is suggested that he spent some time in a debtors' prison.Court for the relieve of insolvent debtors, Saturday 6 June 1857 in the online version of The London Gazette; 9 June 1857; p 2047
Cricket Wickham made his first-class debut and his only appearance for Hampshire against an All England Eleven in 1850. In 1851, Wickham made his last first class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University.
References
External links Thomas Wickham at Cricinfo Thomas Wickham at CricketArchive