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Full name Alan Lloyd Thomson
Born December 2, 1945, Reservoir, Victoria
Current age 62 years 315 days
Major teams Australia,Victoria
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
4
5
4
22
12*
22.00
45
48.88
0
0
2
0
0
0
ODIs
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
First-class
44
55
23
260
34*
8.12
0
0
12
0
List A
7
2
1
0
0*
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
4
8
1519
654
12
3/79
5/173
54.50
2.58
126.5
0
0
0
ODIs
1
1
64
22
1
1/22
1/22
22.00
2.06
64.0
0
0
0
First-class
44
4917
184
8/87
26.72
12
3
List A
7
429
206
12
4/13
4/13
17.16
2.88
35.7
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 27-Dec 2, 1970 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Adelaide, Jan 29-Feb 3, 1971 scorecard
Test statistics
Only ODI
Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 5, 1971 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1968/69 - 1974/75
List A span
1969/70 - 1974/75
Profile
Alan "Froggy" Thomson, a fast bowler who delivered the ball off the wrong foot, was heralded as the great white hope when picked to play against England in 1970-71 after taking 9 for 181 for Victoria early in the tour. But the reality didn't match the hype, and in four Tests he took 12 expensive wickets. The reality was that he wasn't quite as quick as he had been built up to be. His other claim to fame was that he took the first wicket to fall in one-day international cricket - Geoff Boycott caught by Bill Lawry for a 37-ball 8. That was Thomson's only wicket in his only ODI.
Martin Williamson
