Ewen Paul Thompson (born 17 December 1979) is a former New Zealand international cricketer who played in the

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in 1998. Thompson has also played for Northland and Manawatu in the

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. He was born in Warkworth. Thompson was called up to the New Zealand squad at the age of 29 for the two

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s against the

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in December 2008. He made his debut in the second match at

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