Lives in Cricket No 20 - Maurice Tompkin

First-class cricket: Centuries (31) Score For Opponent Venue Season 131 Leicestershire² Oxford University Oxford 1946 101* Leicestershire² Essex Leicester 1947 120 Leicestershire¹ Oxford University Oxford 1947 163 Leicestershire¹ Sussex Hastings 1947 122 Leicestershire¹ Somerset Leicester 1947 152 Leicestershire¹ Surrey Leicester 1948 126 Leicestershire¹ Oxford University Oxford 1949 111 Leicestershire¹ Lancashire Blackpool 1949 105 Leicestershire¹ Worcestershire Worcester 1949 124 North¹ South Kingston upon Thames 1949 102* Leicestershire² Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge 1950 130 Leicestershire¹ Derbyshire Leicester 1950 117 Leicestershire¹ Hampshire Leicester 1950 112* Leicestershire² Gloucestershire Leicester 1950 139* Leicestershire¹ Sussex Leicester 1950 175* Leicestershire² Surrey The Oval 1951 156 Leicestershire¹ Middlesex Leicester 1952 107* Leicestershire² Middlesex Leicester 1952 116 Leicestershire¹ Somerset Leicester 1952 127 Leicestershire² Surrey Leicester 1952 109 Leicestershire¹ Gloucestershire Bristol 1953 150 Leicestershire¹ Sussex Leicester 1953 125 Leicestershire¹ Warwickshire Coventry 1953 143* Leicestershire² Northamptonshire Leicester 1953 112 Leicestershire² Derbyshire Derby 1954 186 Leicestershire¹ Pakistanis Leicester 1954 149 Leicestershire¹ Yorkshire Huddersfield 1954 142 Leicestershire¹ Somerset Leicester 1955 131 Leicestershire¹ Worcestershire Dudley 1955 115 Players¹ Gentlemen Lord’s 1955 121 Leicestershire¹ Middlesex Lord’s 1955 Notes: The index figures ¹ and ² above indicate the innings in which the feat was achieved. All Tompkins’ centuries at Leicester were at the Grace Road ground. Sources for all three tables: cricketarchive.com and Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack . 128 Career Statistics