George Figg Explained

Country:England
Fullname:George Figg
Birth Date:13 June 1824
Birth Place:Horsham, Sussex, England
Death Place:Horsham, Sussex, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm roundarm medium
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1865–1866
Club2:Middlesex
Year2:1850
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:11
Runs1:77
Bat Avg1:6.41
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:26
Deliveries1:2,031
Wickets1:38
Bowl Avg1:18.47
Fivefor1:3
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:6/42
Catches/Stumpings1:7/–
Date:12 July
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13045.html Cricinfo

George Figg (13 June 1824 – 20 July 1888) was an English cricketer. Figg was a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm roundarm medium. He was born at Horsham, Sussex.

Figg made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex against Surrey at Lord's in 1850.[1] Figg failed to score any runs or take any wickets during the match.[2] Fifteen years later, Figg made a second first-class appearance, this time for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He made nine further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in 1866.[1] In his ten first-class appearances for the county, he took 38 wickets at an average of 18.47, with best figures of 6/42.[3] One of three five wicket hauls he took, his best figures came against Kent in 1865.[4] With the bat, he scored 77 runs at a batting average of 7.00, with a high score of 26 not out.[5]

He died at the town of his birth on 20 July 1888.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by George Figg. CricketArchive. 12 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Middlesex v Surrey, 1850. CricketArchive. 12 July 2012.
  3. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Figg. CricketArchive. 12 July 2012.
  4. Web site: Kent v Sussex, 1865. CricketArchive. 12 July 2012.
  5. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Figg. CricketArchive. 12 July 2012.