Grant Thomson

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Grant Thomson (born 18 March 1988) is a South African first-class cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/450142.html |title=Grant Thomson |access-date=1 September 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was included in the Easterns cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/911669.html Easterns Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with a total of 472 in ten matches.{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11255;type=tournament |title=Records: CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2016/17: Most runs |access-date=2 April 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In August 2017, he was named in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stars squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}} However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |access-date=10 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.titans.co.za/index.php/categories-1-layout/item/859-multiply-titans-announce-contracts-2018-19 |title=Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19 |work=Multiply Titans |access-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154504/http://www.titans.co.za/index.php/categories-1-layout/item/859-multiply-titans-announce-contracts-2018-19 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=dead }} In September 2018, he was named in Easterns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158602.html |title=Easterns Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2018}} He was the leading run-scorer for Easterns in the tournament, with 182 runs in five matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12603;team=3254;type=tournament |title=Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Easterns: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 September 2018}}

In October 2018, he was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League - full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}} In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }} Later the same month, he was named as the captain of Easterns' squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://benonicitytimes.co.za/356105/easterns-aim-high-in-t20-cup/ |title=Easterns aim high in Provincial T20 Cup |work=Benoni City Times |access-date=12 September 2019}} Thomson lead the team to their inaugural title in the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31876/Thomson-proud-of-CSA-T20-Provincial-success |title=Thomson proud of CSA T20 Provincial success |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=26 September 2019 |archive-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926123931/https://cricket.co.za/news/31876/Thomson-proud-of-CSA-T20-Provincial-success |url-status=dead }}

In April 2021, he was named in the Easterns team for the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38193/Division-Two-squads-named-for-next-season |title=Division Two squads named for next season |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=29 April 2021 |archive-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428084036/https://cricket.co.za/news/38193/Division-Two-squads-named-for-next-season |url-status=dead }}