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]