George_Coles_(cricketer,_born_1798)

George Coles (Cambridge University cricketer)

George Coles (Cambridge University cricketer)

English cricketer

For the Kent cricketer born 1851, see George Coles (Kent cricketer).

George Coles (christened 19 October 1798 – 22 January 1865) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1820 for Cambridge University Cricket Club.

Coles made only three known appearances in first-class matches[1] but was a very successful bowler using a right-handed underarm style. In 1820, his tally of 17 was the highest by any first-class bowler that season.[2]

Educated at Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge, George Coles later became ordained as a Church of England clergyman. He was Vicar of St James, Croydon from 1829 to 1865.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    CricketArchive. Retrieved on 27 August 2009.
  2. [2]
    CricketArchive. Retrieved on 27 August 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Coles, George (CLS817G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

George Coles at ESPNcricinfo


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