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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neil Powney Thompson (born 10 October 1938),is a Sri Lankan-born English former first-class cricketer.
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 at an average of 37.47,with best figures of 4 for 72. [3]