Alan Thomson

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Alan Thomson

Australia
Personal information
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches 4 1
Runs scored 22 -
Batting average 22.00 -
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 12* -
Balls bowled 1519 64
Wickets 12 1
Bowling average 54.50 22.00
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling 3/79 1/22
Catches/stumpings -/- -/-

As of 12 December 2005
Source: Cricinfo

Alan Lloyd "Froggy" Thomson (born December 2, 1945, Reservoir, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer and Australian rules football umpire.

A right-arm fast-medium who delivered the ball with a windmill-like action, off the "wrong foot". He played in 4 Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1971.

He is famous for taking the first-ever wicket in ODI cricket (Geoff Boycott caught by Bill Lawry for 8 runs); it was his only ODI wicket.

He was also a highly respected senior Australian rules football umpire, umpiring Senior Grade VFL football, at a time when there was only one field umpire, and before the transformation of the VFL into the AFL.

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