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Maurice Tompkin

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Maurice Tompkin
Maurice Tompkin c 1947
Personal information
Date of birth 17 February 1919
Place of birth Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Date of death 27 September 1956(1956-09-27) (aged 37)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bury
Leicester City
1946–1947 Huddersfield Town 10 (1)
Kettering Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Tompkin (17 February 1919 – 27 September 1956) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket with Leicestershire and professional football for Bury, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town and Kettering Town. He was born in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire.

He played as a middle-order batsman for Leicestershire from 1938 to 1956, scoring over 1000 runs a season from 1946 to 1955. After his most productive season, 1955, when he scored 2190 runs, he was selected to tour Pakistan with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1955–56. However, he suffered ill-health when he returned, and died in hospital from pancreatic cancer after an operation.[1] His highest score was 186 for Leicestershire against the touring Pakistan team in 1954.

References

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  1. ^ Wisden 1957, p. 949.
  • Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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