Alec Thompson
Alexander William Thompson was an English cricketer active from 1939 to 1955 who played for Middlesex in 202 matches as a right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner.
Notable Achievements[]
- Thompson scored 7,915 runs in first-class cricket with a highest score of 158, one of five centuries.[1]
- Thompson was awarded his county cap in 1946.
- In 1947, he was a member of the Middlesex team that won the County Championship.
Early life[]
Thompson was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, on 17 April 1916.
Death[]
Thompson died in Illinois on 13 January 2001.
Notes[]
Sources[]
- Alec Thompson at ESPNcricinfo
- Alec Thompson at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Playfair Cricket Annual – 1948 edition
Categories:
- Middlesex cricketers
- English cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- 1916 births
- 2001 deaths
- North v South cricketers
- English cricket biography, 1910s birth stubs