Jackson Thompson
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Jackson Thompson is an Indian born cricket
er who has represented Oman at under 17 level. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who currently plays for Unicorns, have previously played a handful of games for Gloucestershire
. Thompson was born in Maharashtra
.
Thompson made his first-class debut for the team in a County Championship
match against Middlesex
- though the match finished in an innings defeat for the Gloucestershire team. Thompson contributed 11 runs in the first-innings and 21 runs in the second-innings to the Gloucestershire total. Thompson made his Twenty20 debut in the 2008 competition. In 2010, Thompson was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns
squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40
domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties
. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who has represented Oman at under 17 level. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who currently plays for Unicorns, have previously played a handful of games for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
. Thompson was born in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
.
Thompson made his first-class debut for the team in a County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
- though the match finished in an innings defeat for the Gloucestershire team. Thompson contributed 11 runs in the first-innings and 21 runs in the second-innings to the Gloucestershire total. Thompson made his Twenty20 debut in the 2008 competition. In 2010, Thompson was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns
Unicorns (cricket team)
Unicorns is a cricket team in England that was formed in 2010 specifically to play in the Clydesdale Bank 40 limited overs competition. Members of the squad are all players without current full-time contracts with one of the regular first-class counties....
squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40
Clydesdale Bank 40
The ECB40, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank 40 for sponsorship reasons, is a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 and Friends Provident Trophy competitions...
domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.
External links
- Jackson Thompson at Cricket Archive