Maurice Tompkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Tompkin

Cricketer and footballer

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1919

Place of Birth: Countesthorpe, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Sep-1956

Profession: association football player, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Maurice Tompkin (17 February 1919 – 27 September 1956) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket with Leicestershire and professional football for Bury, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town and Kettering Town.
He was born in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire. He played as a middle-order batsman for Leicestershire from 1938 to 1956, scoring over 1000 runs a season from 1946 to 1955.
After his most productive season, 1955, when he scored 2190 runs, he was selected to tour Pakistan with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1955-56.
However, he suffered ill-health when he returned, and died in hospital from pancreatic cancer after an operation.
His highest score was 186 for Leicestershire against the touring Pakistan team in 1954.