Cecil Thompson (cricketer)

Francis Cecil Thompson (17 August 1890 – 24 September 1963) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for Queensland from 1912 to 1933.

Cecil Thompson
Personal information
Full nameFrancis Cecil Thompson
Born(1890-08-17)17 August 1890
Stanwell, Queensland, Australia
Died24 September 1963(1963-09-24) (aged 73)
Southport, Queensland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912-13 to 1933-34Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 58
Runs scored 4132
Batting average 42.16
100s/50s 11/17
Top score 275*
Balls bowled 2935
Wickets 31
Bowling average 41.87
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/21
Catches/stumpings 15/0
Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2018

Biography

Educated at Brisbane Grammar School, Cecil Thompson made his first-class debut against New South Wales in 1912-13.[1] He was one of the leading Queensland batsmen in the 1920s, along with Leo O'Connor.[1] He played for University in district cricket until moving to South Brisbane in 1925.[2] In the 1925-26 season, in matches for Queensland and his South Brisbane club, he scored 1525 runs at an average of 152.50.[3]

In 1926-27, in Queensland’s first Sheffield Shield match, he scored their first century in the first innings (O'Connor scored a century in the second innings).[4] In the 1928-29 Sheffield Shield he scored 743 runs at an average of 74.30; in the whole competition only Don Bradman scored more.[5] A careful player, judiciously selecting which ball to hit, Thompson had great powers of concentration, scoring 275 not out in 628 minutes against New South Wales in 1930-31, the highest individual score at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground.[1][6]

A schoolteacher, Thompson’s cricket career was restricted by country postings. He spent three years in the country after World War I and had another country stint from 1933.[1]

References
  1. The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 529.
  2. "Cecil Thompson". Daily Standard. Brisbane, Qld. 3 September 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland's first Sheffield Shield match – 90th anniversary". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. "Queensland v New South Wales 1926-27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. "Batting and fielding in the Sheffield Shield 1928-29". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. "Queensland v New South Wales 1930-31". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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