| Jim Thomson | |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Fullname: | James Thomson |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Ayr, Scotland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Scotland |
| Year1: | 1962 - 1985 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 1 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 1 |
| Deliveries1: | 678 |
| Wickets1: | 7 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 42.42 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/116 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 2 |
| Runs2: | 2 |
| Bat Avg2: | 2.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 2 |
| Deliveries2: | 96 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 47.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/30 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Date: | 31 July |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/james-thomson-25377 Cricinfo |
James Thomson (13 February 1940 – 21 September 2022) was a Scottish cricketer.[1]
Thomson was born in February 1940 at Kilmarnock. A club cricketer for Kilmarnock,[2] Thomson made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Greenock in 1962. There followed a gap of 22 years before his next appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland, which came against Ireland at Glasgow in 1984;[3] this is the 15th longest gap between first-class appearances in the history of first-class cricket.[4] He made a third and final first-class appearance, also against Ireland, the following year at Dublin.[3]
Considered to be Scotland's premium slow left-arm bowler, he took seven wickets in his three first-class matches at an average of 42.42, with best figures of 4 for 116.[5] Thomson made two appearances for Scotland in List A one-day cricket in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire at Aberdeen and Nottinghamshire at Glasgow.[6]