Bob Thoms
Robert Arthur Thoms was a first-class cricket umpire who stood in two Test Matches, the first two played in England, in 1880 and 1882.
Bob Thoms' long umpiring career in first-class matches lasted from 1863 to 1900. When he died, The Times said that he was "the most famous umpire the game has known". The Australian Test captain Joe Darling said "Thoms was about the only umpire in England who was not afraid of Grace or anyone else".
He had appeared as a player in three first-class matches in the period 1850-1851: one for an Under 36 XI, one for Marylebone Cricket Club and Metropolitan Clubs and one for the All England Eleven.
He was born in Marylebone, London, and died in the vicinity of Regent's Park, London.
