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Full name | James Cecil Alexander Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Napier, New Zealand | 17 April 1933||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 August 2022 Nelson, New Zealand | (aged 89)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953/54 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]