Patricia Thomson

{{short description|Australian cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Patricia Thomson

| female = true

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1937|11|26}}

| birth_place = Leeton, New South Wales

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2024|10||1937|11|26}}

| death_place =

| nickname = Pat{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Players/11/11060/11060.html|title=CricketArchive - Pat Thomson|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=15 March 2015}}

| country = Australia

| fullname = Patricia Ann Thomson

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm Off-spin

| role =

| family =

| website =

| international = true

| testdebutdate = 17 March

| testdebutyear = 1961

| testdebutagainst = New Zealand

| testcap = 55

| lasttestdate = 20 July

| lasttestyear = 1963

| lasttestagainst = England

| columns = 1

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 107

| bat avg1 = 26.75

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 30

| deliveries1 = 420

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 73.50

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 =

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| date = 13 March

| year = 2015

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53574.html CricInfo

}}

Patricia Thomson (26 November 1937 – October 2024){{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/10/26/3042164.htm|title=The Riverina's own 'Thommo'|last=Byrne|first=Shannon|date=26 October 2010|work=ABC Riverina|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=12 March 2015}} was an Australian cricket player.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53574.html|title=Patricia Thomson - Australia|work=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.|accessdate=12 March 2015}} Born in Leeton, New South Wales, her family moved to Sydney when she was three where she began playing cricket as a teenager.{{cite web |title=Vale Patricia Thomson (1937-2024) |url=https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/4168599/vale-patricia-thomson-1937-2024 |website=Cricket NSW |access-date=12 December 2024 |date=15 November 2024}} On her Test debut against New Zealand in 1961, she scored 31 runs in the drawn match, besides getting 2 wickets for 41 runs.{{Cite web |title=NZ-W vs AUS-W, Australia Women tour of New Zealand 1960/61, Only Test at Dunedin, March 17 - 20, 1961 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-new-zealand-1960-61-62066/new-zealand-women-vs-australia-women-only-test-67429/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} Thomson played four Tests for the Australia national women's cricket team. Outside cricket, she worked for the Northern Territory Police Force.

Thomson died in October 2024, at the age of 86.