Henry Edmund Symes-Thompson (22 June 1873 – 18 January 1952) was an English first-class cricketer and physician.
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| Full name | Henry Edmund Symes-Thompson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 June 1873 Marylebone, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 January 1952 (aged 78) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Francis Symes-Thompson (brother) Arthur Page (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1894–1895 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
| 1896–1906 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Edmund Symes-Thompson, he was born at Marylebone in June 1873. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge University, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club on four occasions in 1894 and 1895,[3] though did not gain a blue.[4] Besides playing first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Symes-Thompson also played for the Marylebone Cricket Club on four occasions between 1896 and 1906.[3] He scored a total of 174 runs in eight first-class appearances, averaging 11.60 with a highest score of 31.[5]
After gaining his medical degree from Cambridge, Symes-Thompson trained at St George's Hospital in London.[1] He was a house surgeon and physician at Westminster Hospital and later a physician at the Royal Northern Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital. His final medical post was as a physician at St George's Hospital.[2] His son, Richard, followed in his fathers footsteps and also became a physician. He was killed during the last major bombing raid on London in May 1941.[6] Symes-Thompson died at Oxford in January 1952.[4] His brother, Francis, also played first-class cricket, as did his brother-in-law Arthur Page.
References edit
- ^ a b Dauglish, M. G.; Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. Winchester: P. and G. Wells. p. 462.
- ^ a b Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 100.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Henry Symes-Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1952". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Symes-Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Player profile: Richard Symes-Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.