George E. Hunt Explained

George Hunt
Country:England
Fullname:George Edward Hunt
Birth Date:30 September 1896
Death Place:Bristol, Somerset, England
Batting:Right-hand bat
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:Bowling all-rounder
Year1:1921 - 1931
Columns:1
Matches1:233
Runs1:4952
Bat Avg1:15.42
100S/50S1:1/18
Top Score1:101
Deliveries1:30576
Wickets1:386
Bowl Avg1:32.87
Fivefor1:11
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:7/61
Catches/Stumpings1:197/0
Date:1 January
Year:2009
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/14314.html CricInfo

George Edward Hunt (30 September 1896  - 22 January 1959) was an English cricketer who played over 200 matches for Somerset County Cricket Club as a bowling all-rounder.[1] He scored nearly 5,000 first-class runs including one century and fifteen half-centuries, and took 386 wickets at a bowling average of 32.87 through a ten-year career from 1921 to 1931.

Hunt was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler often used as first-change. He was also a regular close-to-the-wicket fielder.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Hunt . CricketArchive . 2011-06-03.