Thomas Sueter (17 April 1750 – 17 February 1827) was an English cricketer who represented Hampshire as a member of the Hambledon Club.
Sueter was a left-handed batsman and, with his contemporary William Yalden, one of the two most famous wicket-keepers of the 18th century. Sueter and Yalden are the earliest players to be recognised as wicketkeeper/batsmen, since they were specialist keepers who nevertheless justified selection for their batting alone. Sueter played mainly for Hampshire but in his closing seasons he represented Surrey, probably because of temporary residence in the county, though he evidently returned to Hambledon after he finished playing.
Sueter was a carpenter and builder by trade and Arthur Haygarth recorded that above the Hambledon church door in the 1860s was affixed a plaque saying: "Thomas Sueter and Richard Flood, builders, 1788".[1]
Sueter began playing in the 1760s and made 67 known first-class appearances from the 1772 season to the 1790 season. He is said "to have been the first (or one of the first) who departed from the custom of the old players, who deemed it a heresy to leave the crease for the ball; but he would get in at it, hit it straight off and straight on, and egad it went as if it had been fired."[2] Sueter was also reckoned an excellent judge of a short run.[1]
Like George Leer, Sueter was a fine singer and he belonged to the choir at his parish church. When he died, according to Haygarth, he left behind him a sovereign in order that an anthem should be sung in the church over his coffin; and this was done. Haygarth records that Sueter's tombstone was still standing in Hambledon churchyard in 1858 with the following inscription:
Sacred to the memory of THOMAS SUETER,
who departed this life the 17th day of February, 1827, aged 77 years[1]
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occurred in the Hampshire v Kent match at Windmill Down on 13–15 July 1786. TomSueter of Hampshire, who had scored 3, was the player in question, as recorded...
"Buck" Stewart, TomSueter and William Yalden. The England players were John Boorman, Childs, John Frame, James Fuggles, Gill, Dick May, Tom May, Joseph Miller...
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the sources do not name the players but they are believed to have been TomSueter and either George Leer or Edward "Curry" Aburrow.[citation needed] 3 June...
is contradicted by Nyren who says that the earlier Hambledon batsman TomSueter was noted for his cut shot and probably invented forward play, being the...
Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet Kent A leading patron of Kent cricket. TomSueter Hambledon and Hampshire Outstanding wicketkeeper-batsman, especially noted...
Hampshire when its team included players like John Small, Thomas Brett and TomSueter. Although the records of many matches in which he almost certainly played...
addition to 1833 edition 107 Thomas White 14 October 1832 70 Memoranda 156 TomSueter 7 October 1832 60–65 21 October 1832 75–76 William Barber 23 September...
Gilligan Led Them Out", 1970, pp. 124–30 "The Great Wicket-Keepers: From TomSueter to Alan Knott", 1972, pp. 137–45 "The Warwickshire Way", 1973, pp. 127–34...
"the first great match this season". The Hampshire team was John Small, TomSueter, Richard Nyren, George Leer and Thomas Brett. England's five were Lumpy...
and steady batter" and that his wicket-keeping was inferior to that of TomSueter whom Nyren considered to have had to keep wicket to quicker bowlers such...
"an astonishing double by the standards of the day". In another match, TomSueter of Hampshire was given out hit the ball twice, the first time that this...
on Friday" in making his score. The Hampshire total was 403 runs, with TomSueter scoring 46 runs, the second highest score in the innings. The match is...
Long Fields in a 30 to 40 minute fight, depending on the source. Events TomSueter of Hampshire was given out for hitting the ball twice, the first recorded...
Kent" team, Dorset's XI, featured the Hambledon players Noah Mann and TomSueter with the Chertsey and Surrey players William Bedster and Lumpy Stevens...
ancient Rome Pythagoras (freedman) Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? SUET., Nero 28,1: "Puerum Sporum exsectis testibus etiam in muliebrem naturam...
recent invention. In 2004 Robin Dunseath, publicist for Scottish entrepreneur Tom Farmer and ex-president of the World Haggis Hurling Association, said he...
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