George Earnshaw (cricketer)

George Earnshaw
Personal information
Full name George Russell Bell Earnshaw
Born (1857-05-05)5 May 1857
Clapham, Surrey, England
Died 29 December 1894(1894-12-29) (aged 37)
Merano, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Unknown
Relations Alfred Earnshaw (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1881 Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 31
Batting average 10.33
100s/50s /
Top score 13*
Balls bowled 8
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2012

George Russell Bell Earnshaw (5 May 1857 29 December 1894) was an English cricketer. Earnshaw was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Clapham, Surrey.

Earnshaw made two first-class appearances for Surrey in 1880, against Middlesex and Yorkshire, with both matches played at The Oval.[1] In his first match, Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat first, making 179 all out. Surrey responded in their first-innings by making just 80 all out, with Earnshaw being dismissed for 5 runs by Augustus Ford. Forced to follow-on in their second-innings, Surrey were dismissed for 69, with Earnshaw ending the innings not out on 13. Middlesex won the match by an innings and 30 runs.[2] In his second match, Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 398 all out. Surrey responded in their first-innings by making 176 all out, with Earnshaw being dismissed for 13 runs by Allen Hill. Forced to follow-on in their second-innings, Surrey were dismissed for 99, with Earnshaw being dismissed by Hill for a duck. Yorkshire won the match by an innings and 123 runs.[3]

He died at Merano in Austria-Hungary on 29 December 1894. His father, Alfred Earnshaw, also played first-class cricket.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by George Earnshaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. "Surrey v Middlesex, 1880". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. "Surrey v Yorkshire, 1880". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

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