Sam Thomson (sportsman, born 1911)
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Full name | Samuel Johnstone Thomson[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 May 1911[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 March 1995[1] | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935–1942 | Queen's Park | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1937 | Scotland Amateurs | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel Johnstone Thomson (27 May 1911 – 23 March 1995) was a Scottish amateur sportsman who played football and cricket.
Sporting career
[edit]Football
[edit]Thomson played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park from 1935 to 1942 and was capped by Scotland at amateur level.[2][3]
Cricket
[edit]Thomson was a club cricketer for Ferguslie Cricket Club. He made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Glasgow in July 1938, with him making a further appearance the following month against Yorkshire at Harrogate as part of Scotland's tour of England.[4] Following the Second World War, he resumed playing first-class cricket for Scotland, making two further appearances. The first came in 1946 against Ireland, while the second came in 1951 against Warwickshire on Scotland's tour of England.[4] In four first-class matches, Thomson scored 75 runs with a highest score of 21 not out.[5] It was as a leg break googly bowler that Thomson had an impact, taking 17 wickets at an average of 14.47;[6] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 54 on debut against Ireland.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Thomson was born at Johnstone in May 1911. He was educated at Camphill Secondary School, before matriculating to the University of Glasgow.[8] After graduating, he became a schoolteacher.[9] During the Second World War, he was an emergency commission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a pilot officer on probation in March 1943.[10] In September of the same year, he was promoted to flight officer on probation.[11] Thomson died at Paisley in March 1995.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Player profile: Sam Thomson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Thomson, Samuel J." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 331. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Sam Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Samuel Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Samuel Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1938". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Glasgow University Calendar. University of Glasgow. 1936. p. 827.
- ^ "Player profile: Sam Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "No. 35999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 April 1943. p. 1992.
- ^ "No. 36192". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 September 1943. p. 4362.
External links
[edit]- 1911 births
- 1995 deaths
- Sportspeople from Renfrewshire
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Scottish schoolteachers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scotland men's amateur international footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Scottish cricketers
- Royal Air Force officers
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- Scottish football midfielder stubs