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| Full name | John Ross Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1918 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 2010 (aged 92) Marlborough, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 to 1939 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 to 1954 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 25 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Ross Thompson (10 May 1918 – 15 June 2010) was an English amateur cricketer, rackets player and schoolteacher.
Life and career
Thompson was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent and at St John's College, Cambridge. [1] A right-handed batsman, he was regarded as a potential Test player during his two years in the Cambridge University team in 1938 and 1939, Wisden remarking that he batted in "very correct style" with "the makings of a brilliant batsman". [2] However, World War II intervened, and after the war he concentrated on his career as a mathematics and physics teacher at Marlborough College, appearing occasionally for Warwickshire during the school holidays. [2] In 1949, after playing his first match in mid-August, he scored 609 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 60.90, putting him sixth in the national averages. [2] [3]
He played 36 matches of Minor Counties cricket with Wiltshire from 1955 to 1963. [4] He toured Canada in 1951 and North America in 1959 with the Marylebone Cricket Club, tours that coincided with the English school holidays; he also managed the 1959 tour. [5]
Thompson was also a champion rackets player, winning the British amateur singles title five times and the doubles title 11 times. He also played squash for England. [2] At Marlborough, as well as teaching mathematics and physics, he was master in charge of rackets and cricket, and a housemaster. [6]
References
- ^ "John Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries", Wisden 2011, p. 202.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Silk, Dennis. "MCC in Canada 1959". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "John Thompson". The Times. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
External links
- 1918 births
- 2010 deaths
- Sportspeople from Berkhamsted
- People educated at Tonbridge School
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- English cricketers
- Cambridge University cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Warwickshire cricketers
- Wiltshire cricketers
- Schoolteachers from Hertfordshire
- English male squash players
- English racquets players
- Cricketers from Hertfordshire
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| Full name | John Ross Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1918 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 2010 (aged 92) Marlborough, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 to 1939 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 to 1954 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 25 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Ross Thompson (10 May 1918 – 15 June 2010) was an English amateur cricketer, rackets player and schoolteacher.
Life and career
Thompson was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent and at St John's College, Cambridge. [1] A right-handed batsman, he was regarded as a potential Test player during his two years in the Cambridge University team in 1938 and 1939, Wisden remarking that he batted in "very correct style" with "the makings of a brilliant batsman". [2] However, World War II intervened, and after the war he concentrated on his career as a mathematics and physics teacher at Marlborough College, appearing occasionally for Warwickshire during the school holidays. [2] In 1949, after playing his first match in mid-August, he scored 609 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 60.90, putting him sixth in the national averages. [2] [3]
He played 36 matches of Minor Counties cricket with Wiltshire from 1955 to 1963. [4] He toured Canada in 1951 and North America in 1959 with the Marylebone Cricket Club, tours that coincided with the English school holidays; he also managed the 1959 tour. [5]
Thompson was also a champion rackets player, winning the British amateur singles title five times and the doubles title 11 times. He also played squash for England. [2] At Marlborough, as well as teaching mathematics and physics, he was master in charge of rackets and cricket, and a housemaster. [6]
References
- ^ "John Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries", Wisden 2011, p. 202.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Silk, Dennis. "MCC in Canada 1959". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "John Thompson". The Times. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
External links
- 1918 births
- 2010 deaths
- Sportspeople from Berkhamsted
- People educated at Tonbridge School
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- English cricketers
- Cambridge University cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Warwickshire cricketers
- Wiltshire cricketers
- Schoolteachers from Hertfordshire
- English male squash players
- English racquets players
- Cricketers from Hertfordshire