Greg James Thompson (born 17 September 1987) is an

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He has played for

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since 2004, playing for the full squad before reverting to play for the Under-17, Under-19 and Under-23 teams respectively from 2005 onwards. He is at Royal School Armagh. He played for

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during 2005, having played for

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's Second XI in 2004. He represented Lancashire in the Second XI trophy during 2006. Thompson represented Ireland in the 2004 and 2006 Under-19 World Cups. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh on 18 March 2008, and went on to play in all three matches of this tour (his only ODI appearances to date). He made his

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(T20I) debut against Hong Kong more than 8 years later on 5 September 2016. He is the joint leading wicket-taker along with

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tournament history with 27 dismissals. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.

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