Maurice Tompkin

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Maurice Tompkin
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Maurice Tompkin c 1947
Full name	Maurice Tompkin
Date of birth	17 February 1919
Place of birth	Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Date of death	27 September 1956(1956-09-27) (aged 37)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?	Bury	?	(?)
?	Leicester City	?	(?)
1946-1947	Huddersfield Town	10	(1)
?	Kettering Town	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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 MCC in 1955-56. However, he suffered ill-health when he returned, and died in hospital after an operation.^[1] His highest score was 186 for Leicestershire against the touring Pakistan team in 1954.

References

↑ Wisden 1957, p. 949.

99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History

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Name	Tompkin, Maurice
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Short description	Cricketer and footballer
Date of birth	17 February 1919
Place of birth	Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Date of death	27 September 1956
Place of death

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