| George Lankham | |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1830 |
| Birth Place: | Perth, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Family: | William Lankham (son) |
| Bowling: | Round-arm medium |
| Club1: | Auckland |
| Year1: | 1873/74 |
| Date: | 14 June |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37632.html Cricinfo |
George Lankham (6 September 1830 – 4 November 1908) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland in 1873/74.[1] [2]
Lankham was born in Ireland in 1830 before the family moved to Scotland. He went to New Zealand in the 1850s.[3] A round-arm medium-pace bowler, he was a member of Auckland's first first-class team, which toured the country in November-December 1873, winning all three first-class matches.[3] [4]
Lankham and his son William both played in the Auckland team against the touring Australians in February 1881.[5] William had a short but successful cricket career for Auckland before dying of tuberculosis aged 24.
Lankham died after an illness at his son-in-law's house in Devonport, Auckland, in November 1908, aged 78.[3]