| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | George Frederick Macnamara |
| Birth Date: | June 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 18 August 1916 (aged 23) |
| Death Place: | Loos-en-Gohelle, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Unknown-arm medium |
| Club1: | Ireland |
| Year1: | 1913 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 54 |
| Bat Avg1: | 54.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 30 |
| Deliveries1: | 78 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 3 November |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1547/1547191/1547191.html CricketArchive |
George Frederick Macnamara (June 1893 - 18 August 1916) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Macnamara was born at Dublin in June 1893 to Richard and Mary Macnamara, with Richard being a prominent solicitor. He was one of six children.[1] He was sent to England for his education, where he attended The Oratory School, one of England's leading Catholic schools.[2] From there, he went up to New College, Oxford.[1] He played cricket for his college, but was not selected to represent Oxford University Cricket Club.[2] He did however play football for Oxford University, which earned him a half blue.[2] During the summer break, Macnamara would return to Ireland, where he played club cricket for Leinster.[1] He made one appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1913.[3] Batting twice in the match, Macnamara scored 30 runs in Ireland's first-innings, before being dismissed by Lovat Fraser, while in their second-innings he ended unbeaten on 24.[4] He also bowled 13 wicket-less overs across both Scotland innings.[4] He graduated from New College in 1914, with a fourth-class degree in history.[2]
Macnamara served in the British Army during World War I, enlisting with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers as a second lieutenant (on probation) in August 1915. He had some previous military experience when he was a member of the Officers' Training Corps at Oxford University.[2] He was confirmed in the rank of second lieutenant in April 1916. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 18 August 1916, while defending a salient near Loos-en-Gohelle.[2] He is buried at the Philisophe British Cemetery at Mazingarbe.[1]