Greg James Thompson (born 17 September 1987) is an Irishcricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He has played for Ireland 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 Lancashire during 2005, having played for Hampshire'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).[1] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Hong Kong more than 8 years later on 5 September 2016.[2]
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[4][5] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[6]
Referencesedit
^"1st ODI: Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka, Mar 18, 2008". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^"1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^"Cricket Records | Records | Under-19s World Cup | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
^"Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^"Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^"Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
greg, thompson, cricketer, greg, james, thompson, born, september, 1987, irish, cricketer, right, handed, batsman, break, bowler, played, ireland, since, 2004, playing, full, squad, before, reverting, play, under, under, under, teams, respectively, from, 2005,. Greg James Thompson born 17 September 1987 is an Irish cricketer He is a right handed batsman and a leg break bowler He has played for Ireland 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 Lancashire during 2005 having played for Hampshire s Second XI in 2004 He represented Lancashire in the Second XI trophy during 2006 Greg ThompsonPersonal informationFull nameGreg James ThompsonBorn 1987 09 17 17 September 1987 age 36 Lisburn Northern IrelandHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m BattingRight handedBowlingRight arm leg breakRoleBowlerInternational informationNational sideIreland 2004 present ODI debut cap 23 18 March 2008 v BangladeshLast ODI22 March 2008 v BangladeshT20I debut cap 39 5 September 2016 v Hong KongLast T20I14 July 2019 v ZimbabweDomestic team informationYearsTeam2005Lancashire2007 2008Durham UCCE2013 presentNorthern KnightsCareer statisticsCompetition ODI T20I FC LAMatches 3 10 14 13Runs scored 2 107 207 73Batting average 1 00 15 28 20 70 9 12100s 50s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Top score 2 44 38 23Balls bowled 72 1 107 84Wickets 1 17 2Bowling average 73 00 35 58 37 505 wickets in innings 0 0 010 wickets in match 0 0 0Best bowling 1 35 3 76 1 2Catches stumpings 1 2 7 6 Source CricketArchive 21 April 2020Thompson 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 1 He made his Twenty20 International T20I debut against Hong Kong more than 8 years later on 5 September 2016 2 He is the joint leading wicket taker along with Moises Henriques in Under 19 Cricket World Cup tournament history with 27 dismissals 3 In July 2019 he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament 4 5 However the following month the tournament was cancelled 6 References edit 1st ODI Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka Mar 18 2008 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 7 September 2016 1st T20I Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready Sep 5 2016 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 5 September 2016 Cricket Records Records Under 19s World Cup Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo Cricinfo Retrieved 22 March 2017 Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 19 July 2019 Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed Cricket Europe Retrieved 19 July 2019 Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks notice ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 14 August 2019 External links editGreg Thompson at ESPNcricinfo Greg Thompson at CricketArchive subscription required nbsp This biographical article related to Irish cricket is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greg Thompson cricketer amp oldid 1176683040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
