| George McConnell | |
| Fullname: | George Thomas McConnell |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Innisfail, Queensland, Australia |
| Death Place: | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-spin |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Year1: | 1960–61 to 1971–72 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 18 |
| Runs1: | 221 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.73 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 38 |
| Deliveries1: | 3065 |
| Wickets1: | 50 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 21.96 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/41 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 15/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 3 |
| Runs2: | 3 |
| Bat Avg2: | 3.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 3 |
| Deliveries2: | 192 |
| Wickets2: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 14.80 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37851.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 7 September 2017 |
George Thomas McConnell (3 January 1938 – 9 April 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1961 to 1971.
George McConnell's family moved from Australia to New Zealand when he was a boy, and he attended Hutt Valley High School.[1] A tall off-spin bowler and hard-hitting lower-order batsman, McConnell had his best first-class season in 1961–62, when he took 20 wickets at an average of 13.30.[2] In Wellington's first match that season he took 3 for 13 and 6 for 41 (his best bowling figures) and made 38 (his highest score) in an innings victory over Otago.[3]
McConnell also played Hawke Cup cricket for Hutt Valley from 1960 to 1975. In 1967–68 he played a leading part in Hutt Valley's title-winning victory over Nelson, when he took 6 for 21 and 6 for 57 and, batting at number eight, made 60, the only fifty on either side in the match.[4]