Jock Thompson (cricketer)

John de Lisle Thompson OBE (12 July 1904 – 11 April 1978) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Rhodesia from 1928 to 1936, and a soldier.

Jock Thompson
Personal information
Full nameJohn de Lisle Thompson
Born(1904-07-12)12 July 1904
Cape Town, South Africa
Died11 April 1978(1978-04-11) (aged 73)
Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1927-28 to 1935-36Rhodesia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 341
Batting average 20.05
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 47
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 14/4
Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2020

Life and career

Jock Thompson was born in Cape Town but educated at Milton High School in Bulawayo, where he was head prefect in 1924 and captained the cricket and rugby teams.[1]

In cricket Thompson was a wicket-keeper who often opened the batting. He was Rhodesia's wicket-keeper in 1931-32 when they finished second in the Currie Cup. He scored 28 and 47 that season in the one-wicket victory over Griqualand West.[2] In his last first-class match he captained Rhodesia against the touring Australians in 1935-36.[3] He also represented Rhodesia at rugby.[3]

He was the author of A History of Sport in Southern Rhodesia, published in 1935.[3] During World War II he served as an officer in West Africa, North Africa, and later in Europe, and after the war he became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Rhodesia Regiment.[3] He was a director of the Thomas Meikle Trust and Investment Company.[1]

He was awarded the OBE in the 1951 New Year Honours.

References
  1. "Milton School Head Prefects 1922–65". Old Miltonians. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "Griqualand West v Rhodesia 1931-32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. Denys Heesom, "J. De L. Thompson", The Cricketer, July 1978, p. 23.
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