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Full name | Neale Robert Thompson | ||||||||||||||
Born | Invercargill, New Zealand | 2 February 1937||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1952/53–1978/79 | Southland | ||||||||||||||
1956/57–1962/63 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 1 January 2022 |
Neale Robert Thompson (born 2 February 1937) is a New Zealand former cricketer and badminton player. He played eighteen first-class matches for Otago between the 1956–57 and 1962–63 seasons, [1] and represented New Zealand at badminton.
Thompson was born at Invercargill and educated there at Southland Boys' High School. A left-handed batsman, he played in the New Zealand Colts team in the mid-1950s. [2] At the time, even before he had played first-class cricket, he was considered a future Test player. [3] [4] However, his eventual first-class career was moderate. He had his best season in 1958–59, when he scored 254 runs at an average of 42.33, and converted the only first-class fifty of his career into a century: 100 not out in Otago's victory over Northern Districts. [5] [6] He played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland from 1954 to 1979; he opened the batting during Southland's long tenure as title-holders between March 1973 and February 1977. [7]
Thompson also represented New Zealand at badminton. [2] He won four New Zealand doubles titles and represented the country in five international series from 1958 to 1960. [8]
Thompson met his wife, Fay, when they both represented Southland in badminton. They live in retirement in Winton, Southland. [8]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Neale Robert Thompson | ||||||||||||||
Born | Invercargill, New Zealand | 2 February 1937||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1952/53–1978/79 | Southland | ||||||||||||||
1956/57–1962/63 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 1 January 2022 |
Neale Robert Thompson (born 2 February 1937) is a New Zealand former cricketer and badminton player. He played eighteen first-class matches for Otago between the 1956–57 and 1962–63 seasons, [1] and represented New Zealand at badminton.
Thompson was born at Invercargill and educated there at Southland Boys' High School. A left-handed batsman, he played in the New Zealand Colts team in the mid-1950s. [2] At the time, even before he had played first-class cricket, he was considered a future Test player. [3] [4] However, his eventual first-class career was moderate. He had his best season in 1958–59, when he scored 254 runs at an average of 42.33, and converted the only first-class fifty of his career into a century: 100 not out in Otago's victory over Northern Districts. [5] [6] He played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland from 1954 to 1979; he opened the batting during Southland's long tenure as title-holders between March 1973 and February 1977. [7]
Thompson also represented New Zealand at badminton. [2] He won four New Zealand doubles titles and represented the country in five international series from 1958 to 1960. [8]
Thompson met his wife, Fay, when they both represented Southland in badminton. They live in retirement in Winton, Southland. [8]