Neil Powney Thompson (born 10 October 1938), is a Sri Lankan-born English former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Neil Powney Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1938 Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thompson was born at Colombo in October 1938. He later studied in England at Worcester College at the University of Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1961, making seven appearances, which included playing in that years University Match against Cambridge at Lord's.[2] A left-arm fast-medium bowler, Thompson took 17 wickets in his seven matches an average of 37.47, with best figures of 4 for 72.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: Neil Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Neil Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Neil Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2020.