George Druce | |
Country: | England |
Fullname: | George Druce |
Birth Date: | 10 May 1821 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Death Place: | Denmark Hill, Surrey, England |
Family: | Frank Druce (nephew) Walter Druce (nephew) Eliot Druce (nephew) |
Year1: | 1842 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 1 |
Runs1: | 5 |
Bat Avg1: | 5.00 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 5 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
Date: | 24 March |
Year: | 2014 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12405.html Cricinfo |
George Druce (10 May 1821 – 15 April 1869) was an English barrister. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and as a cricketer he played one first-class cricket match for Cambridge University against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1842.[1] Druce scored five runs in his only first-class appearance.[2]
His nephew Frank Druce played Test cricket for England, while two other nephews Walter Druce and Eliot Druce both played first-class cricket.
Druce had a very successful academic career at Cambridge University and became a prominent and highly respected lawyer. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1866.[3] He died at Denmark Hill, Surrey on 15 April 1869 when he fell from his horse.[3]