Full Name

Norman Ian Thomson

Born

January 23, 1929, Palfrey, Walsall, Staffordshire

Died

August 01, 2021, Henfield, West Sussex, (aged 92y 190d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Ian Thomson was a trusty medium-fast seamer who surpassed 100 wickets in a season 12 times for Sussex. He had to wait until late in his career for international recognition - although he had been called into England's squad in Pakistan in 1954-55, a decade before the first of his five Tests, all of which were played in South Africa in 1964-65. He was an archetypal English seamer, tall (6'1") and able to get alarming bounce as well as to bring the ball in sharply on green or damp tracks - it was hardly surprising he struggled in the five Tests, taking nine wickets at 63.11. But on his day in England he was devastating, as witnessed at Lord's in 1964 when his inswingers took 4 for 23 to help win the second Gillette Cup final - a performance which cemented his tour place. He retired in 1965 but reappeared for two outings in 1972.
Martin Williamson

Ian Thomson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests541693923.00009030
FC42558310071207714.74013--1350
List A34196124319.5300--40

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests510148856892/553/12063.112.29165.3000
FC425-8866232867159710/49-20.582.2255.5-738
List A34-19261150574/234/2320.173.5833.7300
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Test

Debut/Last Matches of Ian Thomson

FC Matches

Span
1952 - 1972

List A Matches

Span
1963 - 1972

Recent Matches of Ian Thomson

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Sussex vs Yorkshire10/1714-Jun-1972BradfordList A
Sussex vs Essex--2/2820-May-1972ChelmsfordList A
Sussex vs Middlesex--2/3513-May-1972HoveList A
Sussex vs Kent03/1906-May-1972Tunbridge WellsList A
Sussex vs Surrey--2/1929-Apr-1972HoveList A