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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. He scored a total of 174 runs in eight first-class appearances, averaging 11.60 with a highest score of 31.

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

References

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

External links

• Henry Symes-Thompson at ESPNcricinfo

• 1873 births
• 1952 deaths
• Cricketers from the City of Westminster
• People from Marylebone
• People educated at Winchester College
• Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
• English cricketers
• Cambridge University cricketers
• Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
• 19th-century English medical doctors
• 20th-century English medical doctors