Maurice Tompkin

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. His highest score was 186 for Leicestershire against the touring Pakistan team in 1954.

References

• 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)

External links

• CricketArchive: Maurice Tompkin
• Maurice Tompkin at Cricinfo