Hugh Reginald Patrick Thompson (11 April 1934 — 8 December 2021) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Hugh Reginald Patrick Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1934 Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 2021 (aged 87) Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Alan Robert Thompson, he was born at Scunthorpe in April 1934. He was educated at Cheltenham College, where he was a college prefect.[1] He made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire, with both matches coming against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1953 and 1954.[2] He scored 16 runs in these matches, in addition to taking two wickets with his off break bowling.[3][4] He later qualified as a chartered accountant in 1958.[5] In later life, Thompson was a company director of Limehouse & Co. chartered accountants in Rugby.[6] Thompson died at his home in Rugby in December 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ Register, 1919-1951, Additions and Corrections, 1841-1919. Cheltenham College. 1953. p. 269.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Patrick Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Patrick Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Patrick Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ The Accountant. Vol. 138. Dublin: Lafferty Publications. 1958. p. 356.
- ^ The Directory of Directors. Thomas Skinner & Co. 1997. p. 859.
- ^ "Births, marriages and deaths: December 16, 2021". The Times. London. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.