Thomas Thompson (born 24 February 1938) is a former English cricketer. Thompson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Workington, Cumberland.
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| Full name | Thomas Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1938-02-24) 24 February 1938 (age 84) Workington, Cumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1974 | Cumberland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thompson made his debut for Cumberland in the 1955 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Between 1955 and 1961, he made 32 Minor Counties Championship appearances for Cumberland.[1] He joined Leicestershire for the 1963 season, making his first-class debut against Derbyshire at Grace Road in the 1963 County Championship. He made a further first-class appearance in that season against Nottinghamshire, before making seven further appearances in the 1964 County Championship, the last of which came against Essex.[2] A bowler, Thompson took 17 wickets in his nine first-class matches for Leicestershire, which came at an average of 29.23, with best figures of 3/53.[3] A tailend batsman, he scored 43 runs at a batting average of 4.77, with a high score of 12.[4] He returned to playing minor counties cricket for Cumberland in 1967, making a further 46 Minor Counties Championship appearances, the last of which came against the Lancashire Second XI.[1]