George Cummings (cricketer) explained

George Cummings
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:George Buck Cummings
Birth Date:21 September 1882
Birth Place:Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Family:Edwin Cummings (brother)
Club1:Otago
Club2:Auckland
Year2:1907/08–1922/23
Date:8 May
Year:2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36793.html ESPNcricinfo

George Buck Cummings (21 September 1882  - 30 December 1943) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Auckland between the 1902–03 and 1922–23 seasons.[1]

Cummings was born at Dunedin in 1882 and was the older brother of Edwin Cummings who also played for Otago. He worked as a warehouseman.[2] He made his senior debut for Otago in the Christmas Day fixture against Canterbury in 1902. He played four matches for Otago, including one against a touring English team led by Lord Hawke in February 1903. Between the 1907–08 season and 1922–23 he played occasionally for Auckland, making a total of 10 first-class appearances for the side. He scored a total of 495 runs and took eight wickets in his 14 first-class matches.[3]

Cummings died at Auckland in December 1943. He was aged 61.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Cummings . 8 May 2016 . ESPNCricinfo.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 40. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21732/21732.html George Cummings