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Henry Symes-Thompson

1873 – 1952

English cricketer and physician

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Lived 1873 – 1952 (aged 78). Henry Symes-Thompson was a cricketer and physician.

Henry Edmund Symes-Thompson (22 June 1873 – 18 January 1952) was an English first-class cricketer and physician.

The son of Edmund Symes-Thompson, he was born at Marylebone in June 1873. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge University, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club on four occasions in 1894 and 1895, though did not gain a blue. Besides playing first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Symes-Thompson also played for the Marylebone Cricket Club on four occasions between 1896 and 1906.

After gaining his medical degree from Cambridge, Symes-Thompson trained at St George's Hospital in London. Symes-Thompson died at Oxford in January 1952. His brother, Francis, also played first-class cricket, as did his brother-in-law Arthur Page.

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Who was Henry Symes-Thompson?

English cricketer and physician (1873-1952)

When was Henry Symes-Thompson born?

Henry Symes-Thompson was born on 22 June 1873 in Marylebone.

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Henry Symes-Thompson died on 18 January 1952 in Oxford, Oxfordshire.

What was Henry Symes-Thompson's occupation?

Henry Symes-Thompson was a cricketer and physician.

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