George Elsby Explained

Country:England
Fullname:George Elsby
Birth Date:6 June 1902
Birth Place:Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
Death Place:Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Wales
Year1:1927
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:36
Bat Avg1:18.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:22
Deliveries1:66
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:30 August
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12663.html Cricinfo

George Elsby (6 June 1902 – 20 June 1953) was an English cricketer. Elsby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire.

Elsby made a single first-class match for Wales against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1927.[1] In this match, he scored 14 runs in Wales first-innings, before being dismissed by Alec Kennedy, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowling for 22 runs. During the course of the match he bowled 11 wicket-less overs.[2]

He died in Ipswich, Suffolk on 20 June 1953.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by George Elsby. CricketArchive. 30 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Marylebone Cricket Club v Wales, 1927. CricketArchive. 30 August 2011.