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Full name | Neil Powney Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon | 10 October 1938||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 an average of 37.47,with best figures of 4 for 72. [3]
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