Several Sports Players have appeared in Thomas & Friends.
The Cricket Club[]
The Cricket Club plays cricket at a field next to Bulgy's Bridge.
Biography[]
When Stepney was waiting at a signal and the cricketers were playing, the batsman hit the ball so high that it landed in one of Stepney's trucks, just when the signal dropped. Stepney and his crew did not know about the ball and continued on, while the cricketers called at Stepney to stop, but to no avail as they were already out of sight. As it was their only ball, some of the cricketers used Caroline to chase after Stepney to retrieve the ball.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the cricketers consists of white trousers and a white shirt. Some of the cricketers wear a cream vest with red and yellow striped lining over it. One of the cricketers wears a red and yellow striped tie with a white overcoat and a white cap.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends[]
- Series 4 - Train Stops Play and Thomas and the Special Letter (cameos)
- Series 5 - Toby and the Flood (only one; cameo)
- Series 6 - James and the Red Balloon (only one; cameo) and Thomas the Jet Engine (one only; cameo)
- Series 8 - As Good as Gordon (only one; cameo)
Music Videos[]
Voice Actors[]
- Hideo Ishikawa (Japan)
Trivia[]
- Some of the people who are a part of the cricket club are the tailor and the bowler hat inspector.
- One of the cricketers figurines bodies is owned by Twitter user TomsProps.
Dryaw FC Coach and Linesmen[]
The Dryaw FC Coach and Linesmen work at Dryaw FC. After Buster had flatten out all of the mole hills on the football field, the coach congratulated him.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- The Dryaw FC coach's Pack scale model was formerly owned by twitter user IsaacM6991, before that it was formerly owned by Sean Hedges-Quinn.
- The Dryaw FC coach's head was reused for a carpenter in Calling All Engines!. A second head was also made, modified with a moustache and bowler hat, used for another carpenter.
- A small scale figure of the first carpenter was made and put on display at Drayton Manor. When a new layout was made, the head was used for Sir Topham Hatt.
- The linesmen's heads were repainted for "Dusty" Dave and the boat engineer. One of their bodies was repainted for a palaeontologist that appeared in Rheneas and the Dinosaur.
Sodor United Football Team[]
Sodor United Football Team, known as Sodor United Soccer Team in the US, is a football team based on the Island of Sodor.
Biography[]
Emily was once tasked with the job of washing the team's kits but got distracted trying to help her friends when they did not need any help. Thomas and James were tasked with taking spectators see them play. However both engines decided to race and James, being impatient, left the Barrow Football Team at Brendam Docks, delaying the game.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the footballers consists of dark teal trousers and a light blue shirt with orange lining over it. They have the logo of the Sodor United Football Team on the front of their shirts.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends
Videos
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Magazine stories[]
- 2012 - Wonky Whistle (cameos) and Team Spirit Time!
- 2014 - Muddy Matters (cameos)
Voice Actors[]
- Ben Small, Keith Wickham and Matt Wilkinson (UK; Pingy Pongy Pick Up)
- Martin Sherman, Kerry Shale and William Hope (US; Pingy Pongy Pick Up)
- Keith Wickham and Rob Rackstraw (UK/US; Reds vs. Blues)
- Nozomu Sasaki and Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; Pingy Pongy Pick Up)
- Kōichi Sakaguchi and Shōto Kashii (Japan; Reds vs. Blues)
- Pasi Ruohonen (Finland; Pingy Pongy Pick Up)
Barrow Football Team[]
Barrow Football Team (known as Barrow Soccer Team in the US) is a football team based at Barrow-in-Furness on the the Mainland.
Biography[]
The Barrow Football Team once arrived on the Island of Sodor to have a football match against the Sodor United Football Team. James was meant to collect them, but left them behind due to racing against Thomas on who was the best. Percy had to pick the team up, along with Sir Topham Hatt.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the footballers consists of red trousers and a red shirt, both with white lining over them. They have the logo of the Barrow Football Team on the front of their shirts.
Appearances[]
Voice Actors[]
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu, Kunihiro Kawamoto, Kenta Miyake and Shigenori Sōya (Japan)
The Golfers[]
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- "I'm terribly sorry. I did not mean to hit the golf ball towards the railway at all. I'm not very good at golf yet, you see. I often hit my golf balls into bunkers full of sand but never before have I hit one into a bunker full of coal!"
- ― The golfer
The Golfers often practice golf in a field along Thomas' Branch Line.
Biography[]
One of the golfers, who was not very good at golf, once hit a golf ball into Thomas' coal bunker. The golfers went to the station where he asked if Thomas' crew had seen their missing golf ball. Sir Topham Hatt returned the man's golf ball, but not before telling him off for hitting the ball at Thomas. The golfer apologised and Sir Topham Hatt talked to him about golf for quite some time and offered to have a game with him one day.
Appearances[]
The Cricket Team[]
The Cricket Team often plays cricket.
Biography[]
Before a cricket match was to take place at the Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard, the cricket team's captain went to look at the pitch, however, he demanded the removal of Trevor, despite the Vicar stating that he promised to let Trevor watch. The next day, while Trevor was out in the countryside with Jem Cole, he saw a bus blocking the road. To his surprise, the captain stepped off the bus and explained that they would not be able to get to the match due to the the bus having a flat tyre. Trevor offered to take the team to their match, to which the captain reluctantly agreed. When Trevor arrived at the vicarage, the captain thanked him and asked him to stay for the match as their lucky mascot. Trevor was happy and the cricket team won the match.
Appearances[]
Sodor Rugby Team[]
Sodor Rugby Team is a rugby team based on the Island of Sodor.
Biography[]
Thomas once met the Sodor Rugby Team in Wellington and they said they were going to play a friendly game against the Auckland Rugby team. The team captain told Thomas about the Maori tradition of greeting people with scary faces to see how brave they are.
Appearances[]
Auckland Rugby Team[]
Auckland Rugby Team is a rugby team based in New Zealand.
Biography[]
When Thomas arrived in Auckland, he saw the Auckland Rugby Team and they did not look very friendly at all. After Thomas made scary faces, they welcomed him to New Zealand.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- The Auckland Rugby Team is based on the All Blacks, which is the New Zealand national rugby union team.