George Palmer (Warwickshire cricketer)

George Palmer

Personal information
Full name	George Arthur Palmer
Born	5 June 1897 Withybrook, Warwickshire, England
Died	1 June 1962 (aged 64) Higham on the Hill, Leicestershire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1928	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 87 Batting average 8.70 100s/50s –/– Top score 20 Balls bowled 1,074 Wickets 8 Bowling average 56.25 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/21 Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2015

George Arthur Palmer (5 June 1897 – 1 June 1962) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1928, making nine appearances as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Warwickshire.

Palmer made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Warwickshire in the County Championship against Glamorgan at Edgbaston.^[1] He made eight more appearances in that season, playing his final match for Warwickshire against Leicestershire.^[1] He bowled with little success in his nine first-class matches, taking 8 wickets at an expensive average of 56.25, with best figures of 2/21.^[2] As a batsman, he scored 87 runs in ten innings, with a high score of 20.^[3]

He died at Higham on the Hill in Leicestershire on 1 June 1962.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

External links

• George Palmer at ESPNcricinfo
• George Palmer at CricketArchive