George_Thorpe_(cricketer,_born_1834)

George Thorpe (cricketer, born 1834)

George Thorpe (cricketer, born 1834)

English cricketer

This article is about George Thorpe, the Yorkshire cricketer. For the Nottinghamshire cricketer of the same name, see George Thorpe (Nottinghamshire cricketer).

George Thorpe (20 February 1834 – 2 March 1899) was an English first-class cricketer, active 1862–64, who played for Sheffield Cricket Club (aka Yorkshire) in 1862 and then for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He was born and died in Sheffield. Thorpe was a right-handed batsman, who scored 19 runs at 6.33, with a highest score of 9* against Surrey. He held three catches in the field, but was not a bowler.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    George Thorpe at CricketArchive
  2. [2]
    Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.


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