Julian Barton de Courcy Thompson is a former cricketer, and also a medical doctor. Born in Cape Town in 1968, [1] Thompson first qualified as a doctor before, at the age of 25, embarking on a career in county cricket with Kent County Cricket Club. [2]
"It causes some amusement in the dressing- room with the boys. I get 'Doc, can you fix my ankle' and 'give me some pills, Doc' all the time.'" [2]
In his cricketing career, Thompson took 122 first-class wickets, as a right arm medium fast bowler, with a best of 7-89 and an average of 25.43. [1] With the bat, he made two first-class fifties, with a high score of 65 not out, and averaged 18.82. [1]
He was named Kent's player of the year for 1999, but wasn't able to appear at all in the 2000 season, due to knee injury and after two operations retired as a cricketer in 2001. [3]
As a doctor, Thompson trained at Guy's Hospital. [3] He is a partner in a medical practice in Canterbury. [4]
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