Matthew James Thompson (born 16 July 1974) is an English cricketer. He was born in

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Career

He played List A

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for

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in a single match in 1999. Thompson played as a middle-order right-handed

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and a right-arm pace bowler in Minor Counties Championship and

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matches for Northumberland between 1996 and 1999. His sole List A appearance was in a first round match in the 1999

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competition against

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; he scored 21 with the bat and failed to take a wicket in 8.5 overs of bowling.

References

1974 births English cricketers Living people Northumberland cricketers Cricketers from Newcastle upon Tyne {{england-cricket-bio-1970s-stub