| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hugh Reginald Patrick Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1934 Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 2021 (aged 87) Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hugh Reginald Patrick Thompson (11 April 1934 — 8 December 2021) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Alan Robert Thompson, he was born at Scunthorpe in April 1934. He was educated at Cheltenham College, where he was a college prefect.[1] He made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire, with both matches coming against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1953 and 1954.[2] He scored 16 runs in these matches, in addition to taking two wickets with his off break bowling.[3][4] He later qualified as a chartered accountant in 1958.[5] In later life, Thompson was a company director of Limehouse & Co. chartered accountants in Rugby.[6] Thompson died at his home in Rugby in December 2021.[7]