Bill_Thomson_(cricketer)

Bill Thomson (cricketer)

Bill Thomson (cricketer)

New Zealand cricketer and hockey player (1943–2019)

William Allan Thomson (4 August 1943 – 22 October 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer and hockey player.[1][2]

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Thomson was an aggressive left-handed batsman who usually opened for Sydenham in Christchurch senior cricket in a career that produced more than 9000 runs over 25 seasons.[3] He played first-class cricket twice: once for New Zealand Under-23 in 1964–65, and once for Canterbury nine seasons later in the Plunket Shield against Auckland when he scored 55 in the second innings; Canterbury had followed on 185 runs behind but went on to win by 26 runs. His brother Keith captained Canterbury in this match.[4]

Bill and Keith Thomson were also international hockey players. They represented New Zealand at hockey at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.[5][3]

Thomson died on 22 October 2019 at Christchurch Hospital, aged 76.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Bill Thomson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Bill Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. [3]
    Annual Report 2019/20. Christchurch: Christchurch Metropolitan Cricket Association. 2020. p. 7.
  4. [4]
    "Canterbury v Auckland 1973–74". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Bill Thomson". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. [6]
    "THOMSON, William Allan (Bill)". Memorial Gifting. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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