Thomas William Gunn (10 July 1843 – 4 May 1908) was an English cricketer. He played six first-class matches for Surrey County Cricket Club, three in each of the 1863 and 1869 seasons.Thomas Gunn, CricInfo. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
Born at Croydon in 1843, Gunn was a member of the Surrey ground staff at The Oval.Obituaries in 1908, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1909. (Available online at CricInfo. Retrieved 8 July 2025.) Although Wisden considered that he was a "very useful" club cricketer, he played in only six matches for the county side, scoring 52 runs; the Almanack's judgement was that he "did practically nothing for the County".Thomas Gunn, CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
Arthur Haygarth was more positive about Gunn's abilities, writing in Scores and Biographies that he "possesses an excellent style, hitting well to all parts, especially forward and to leg".Quoted in Wisden, 1909, op. cit.. Haygarth noted that he had been influenced by Tom Lockyer, a fellow Croydon man who played for Surrey between 1849 and 1866, and that Gunn bowled "rather slow round-armed".Pioneering Croydon cricketer who led the way against Australia, Inside Croydon, 21 May 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
Gunn died at Croydon in 1908. He was 64.
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