Lives in Cricket No 20 - Maurice Tompkin

details have now been lost. Worse still, Blaby did win their last match – coincidentally, against Enderby – to become champions. He continued to make guest appearances for the Nomads after the war. They were one of the early clubs to have a substantial Sunday fixture list, and Maurice often played in these matches, and would draw large crowds as a result. That winter saw his football develop apace, culminating in his debut for Leicester City. By the time the cricket season had started, he had also signed as a professional cricketer for Leicestershire. Learning the game 19 A special day for Countesthorpe Cricket Club. Maurice is standing fifth from the left; his father-in-law Jack Randle is seated in the centre, and to Maurice’s left is Alf Bishop who played wartime matches for Leicestershire. The picture was taken outside the club’s Railway Hotel headquarters, next door to the Tompkin factory.