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Jim Thomson (cricketer)

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Jim Thomson
Personal information
Full name
James Cecil Alexander Thomson
Born(1933-04-17)17 April 1933
Napier, New Zealand
Died10 August 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 89)
Nelson, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953/54Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 73
Batting average 7.30
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 22
Balls bowled 886
Wickets 8
Bowling average 51.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/93
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 January 2023

James Cecil Alexander Thomson (17 April 1933 – 10 August 2022) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in five first-class matches for Wellington in 1953/54.[1] He played for the New Zealand Universities cricket team from 1953/54 to 1958/59, including on their tour to Australia in early 1959, and played Hawke Cup cricket for Manawatu from 1959/60 to 1965/66.[2][3]

Thomson graduated from Victoria University College with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1958, and became a solicitor based in Feilding.[4][5][6] In 1998, he was appointed a master of the High Court for a three-year term.[7] Thomson died in Nelson on 10 August 2022.[8][9]

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References

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  1. ^ "Jim Thomson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "All teams Jim Thomson played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2023. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Jim Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: T". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Official zeal". The Press. Vol. 102, no. 30186. 18 July 1963. p. 15. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "James Thomson obituary". Dominion Post. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Departmental". New Zealand Gazette. 23 April 1998. p. 1247. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ "James Thomson obituary". Manawatū Standard. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Jim Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2023. (subscription required)
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