George Grainger (cricketer) explained

George Grainger
Country:England
Fullname:George Grainger
Birth Date:11 January 1887
Birth Place:Morton, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:Walton, Derbyshire, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm slow-medium
Year1:1909–1921
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:23 August
Debutyear1:1909
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Lastdate1:15 June
Lastyear1:1921
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Lastagainst1:Gloucestershire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:5
Runs1:36
Bat Avg1:6.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:10
Deliveries1:756
Wickets1:7
Bowl Avg1:49.71
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/91
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:July
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29737/29737.html CricketArchive

George Grainger (11 November 1887 - 17 August 1977) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1921.

Grainger was born in Morton, Derbyshire. He began his cricket career for Derbyshire in the 1909 season, making his debut against Lancashire. He was moved up the batting order for the first innings in his next game but did not capitalise on it. He played just one match during the 1910 season, but did not play another game for eleven years.

Grainger made his return in the first half of the 1921 season, at the age of 34 and took 4-91 bowling against Somerset. He played one more match in a season when Derbyshire finished in twelfth place in the County Championship.

He was a left-handed batsman who played 9 innings in 5 first-class games with a top score of 10 and an average of 6.0. He was a left-arm slow-medium bowler and took 7 wickets with an average of 49.71.[1]

Grainger died in Walton, Derbyshire aged 89.

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29737/29737.html George Grainger at Cricket Archive