Neale Thompson
Personal information
Full name
Neale Robert Thompson
Born (1937-02-02) 2 February 1937
Invercargill, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956/57–1962/63Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 420
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s 1/0
Top score 100*
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2022

Neale Robert Thompson (born 2 February 1937) is a New Zealand former cricketer and badminton player. He played eighteen first-class matches for Otago between 1956 and 1963,[1] and represented New Zealand at badminton.

Life and career

Thompson was born in Invercargill and educated there at Southland Boys' High School. A left-handed batsman, he played in the New Zealand Colts team in the mid-1950s.[2] At the time, even before he had played first-class cricket, he was considered a future Test player.[3] However, his eventual first-class career was moderate. He had his best season in 1958–59, when he scored 254 runs at an average of 42.33, and converted the only first-class fifty of his career into a century: 100 not out in Otago's victory over Northern Districts.[4][5] He played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland from 1954 to 1979; he opened the batting during Southland's long tenure as title-holders between March 1973 and February 1977.[6]

Thompson also represented New Zealand at badminton.[2] He won four New Zealand doubles titles and represented the country in five international series from 1958 to 1960.[7]

Thompson met his wife, Fay, when they both represented Southland in badminton. They live in retirement in Winton, Southland.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Neale Thompson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Plunket Shield Players Excel In Other Sports". Press: 11. 16 January 1958.
  3. ↑ "Team for Tour of India". Press: 4. 23 July 1955.
  4. ↑ "Northern Districts v Otago 1958-59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "atting and Fielding in Plunket Shield 1958/59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Hawke Cup Matches played by Neale Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 McMurran, Alistair (16 July 2009). "Badminton: Family continuing to court success". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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