Thomas Sewell Sr (5 May 1806 – 1 November 1888) was an English professional cricketer whose top-class career spanned the years 1830 to 1853. He was a right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and slow underarm bowler who was mainly associated with Surrey. He represented the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series and was an original member of William Clarke's All-England Eleven in 1846.[1] His brother, William Sewell, played twice for Surrey, and his son, Tom Sewell Jr, played for Surrey and the All-England Eleven.

Tom Sewell Sr (extreme right) and other members of William Clarke's All-England Eleven in 1847.

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  1. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 479–480. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)