Maurice Tompkin

Maurice Tompkin

Maurice Tompkin c 1947
Personal information
Date of birth	17 February 1919
Place of birth	Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Date of death	27 September 1956(1956-09-27) (aged 37)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bury
	Leicester City
1946–1947	Huddersfield Town	10	(1)
	Kettering Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Tompkin (17 February 1919 – 27 September 1956) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket with Leicestershire and professional football for Bury, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town and Kettering Town. He was born in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire.

He played as a middle-order batsman for Leicestershire from 1938 to 1956, scoring over 1000 runs a season from 1946 to 1955. After his most productive season, 1955, when he scored 2190 runs, he was selected to tour Pakistan with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1955-56. However, he suffered ill-health when he returned, and died in hospital from pancreatic cancer after an operation. His highest score was 186 for Leicestershire against the touring Pakistan team in 1954.

References

• Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• CricketArchive: Maurice Tompkin
• Maurice Tompkin at Cricinfo