| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | George Charles Cherry |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1822 |
| Birth Place: | Kintbury, Berkshire, England |
| Death Place: | Kintbury, Berkshire, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1841 - 1844 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 122 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.17 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 20 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 11 February |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11622.html Cricinfo |
George Charles Cherry (26 January 1822 – 12 June 1887) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of the politician George Henry Cherry,[1] he was born in January 1822 at Kintbury, Berkshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1841. He made eight further first-class appearances for Oxford, with his final appearance coming in 1844.[3] In his nine first-class matches, he scored 122 runs at an average of 7.17, with a high score of 20.[4]
A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in May 1848.[5] He was the High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1871 and served as a justice of the peace.[2] Cherry was the chairman of the Berkshire quarter sessions from 1885–87. He died at Denford House at Kintbury in June 1887.[2] [5] His grandfather was George Frederick Cherry, a political officer of the East India Company.