About: Henry Symes-Thompson

Henry Edmund Symes-Thompson (22 June 1873 – 18 January 1952) was an English first-class cricketer and physician. The son of Edmund Symes-Thompson, he was born at Marylebone in June 1873. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge University, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club on four occasions in 1894 and 1895, though did not gain a blue. Besides playing first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Symes-Thompson also played for the Marylebone Cricket Club on four occasions between 1896 and 1906. He scored a total of 174 runs in eight first-class appearances, averaging 11.60 with a highest score of 31.