Henry Symes-Thompson

Henry Symes-Thompson
Personal information
Full name	Henry Edmund Symes-Thompson
Born	22 June 1873; Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died	18 January 1952 (aged 78); Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Francis Symes-Thompson (brother); Arthur Page (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
1894–1895	Cambridge University
1896–1906	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Matches	8
Runs scored	174
Batting average	11.60
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	31
Catches/stumpings	6/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2021

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,^[1] before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge.^[2] While studying at Cambridge University, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club on four occasions in 1894 and 1895,^[3] though did not gain a blue.^[4] Besides playing first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Symes-Thompson also played for the Marylebone Cricket Club on four occasions between 1896 and 1906.^[3] He scored a total of 174 runs in eight first-class appearances, averaging 11.60 with a highest score of 31.^[5]

After gaining his medical degree from Cambridge, Symes-Thompson trained at St George's Hospital in London.^[1] He was a house surgeon and physician at Westminster Hospital and later a physician at the Royal Northern Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital. His final medical post was as a physician at St George's Hospital.^[2] His son, Richard, followed in his fathers footsteps and also became a physician. He was killed during the last major bombing raid on London in May 1941.^[6] Symes-Thompson died at Oxford in January 1952.^[4] His brother, Francis, also played first-class cricket, as did his brother-in-law Arthur Page.

References

^ ^a ^b Dauglish, M. G.; Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. Winchester: P. and G. Wells. p. 462.
^ ^a ^b Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 100.
^ ^a ^b "First-Class Matches played by Henry Symes-Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1952". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Symes-Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ "Player profile: Richard Symes-Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.