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Henry Shepherd Thomson (4 June 1854 – 19 July 1899) was an English cricketer who played in two first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1876. [1] [2] [3]

Thomson was born in Ramsgate in Kent, the son of John Thomson, a surgeon, and his second wife Margaret. [4] [5] He worked as a solicitor in Ramsgate. [6] [7] Thomson married Annie Buckley in 1881. The family emigrated to South Africa after their three children were born. [5]

Thomson died after being hit by a locomotive in Cape Town harbour in July 1899 aged 45. [5]

References

  1. ^ Henry Thomson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. ^ Henry Thomson, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 519–520. ( Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  4. ^ John Buck Thomson, The Thomson Family. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  5. ^ a b c Henry Shepherd Thomson, The Thomson Family. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  6. ^ The London Gazette 1882, p.2371, 1882-05-19. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  7. ^ The London Gazette 1882, p.2510, 1882-05-26. Retrieved 2018-11-28.

External links

Henry Thomson at ESPNcricinfo