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George Greenfield (cricketer)

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George Greenfield
Personal information
Full name
George Price Greenfield
Born24 January 1843
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died3 September 1917(1917-09-03) (aged 74)
Ealing, Middlesex, England
Height6 ft 1[1] in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1867–1869Surrey
1875Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 120
Batting average 20.00
100s/50s 1/–
Top score 102
Balls bowled 256
Wickets 5
Bowling average 19.80
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/38
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2010

George Price Greenfield (24 January 1843 – 3 September 1917) was an English first-class cricketer and stockbroker.

Greenfield was born at Winchester in January 1843. As a child he was privately educated, after which he became a stockbroker in Surrey.[1] Greenfield made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South at The Oval in 1866. The following season he played two matches for Surrey against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, and Yorkshire at The Oval.[2] He next appeared for Surrey against Lancashire in 1869, scoring what would be his only first-class century with a score of 102 in the Surrey first innings of 277 all out.[3] Greenfield would later play for Hampshire, making a single first-class appearance for them against Kent at Winchester.[2] Described by Arthur Haygarth as "a fine and free hitter",[1] Greenfield scored a total of 120 runs in his five first-class matches at an average of exactly 20.[4] Haygarth also described his right-arm roundarm bowling as being bowled at a "tremendous speed", with him taking 5 wickets in first-class cricket.[5] Greenfield died at Ealing in September 1917.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lillywhite, Frederick; Haygarth, Arthur (1878). Frederick Lillywhite's Cricket Scores and Biographies. Vol. 10. Longmans Co. p. 43.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by George Greenfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ Norman, Philip (1897). Scores and Annals of the West Kent Cricket Club, 1812-1896. Eyre & Spottiswoode. p. 211.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Greenfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by George Greenfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ Deaths. Middlesex County Times. 8 September 1917. p. 4.
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