George Osborne (cricketer) explained

George Osborne
Country:England
Batting:Right-handed
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:6 September
Debutyear1:1877
Debutfor1:Players of the North
Debutagainst1:Gentlemen of the North
Lastdate1:17 May
Lastyear1:1883
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Lastagainst1:Lancashire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:8
Runs1:60
Bat Avg1:4,38
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:60
Deliveries1:68
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:39.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/23
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Date:2 February
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31816/31816.html CricketArchive

George Osborne was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1879 and 1883.

Osborne played cricket at club level for Chesterfield[1] and made his debut first-class appearance in a Gentlemen v. Players match in 1877, on the winning Players side. He joined Derbyshire in the 1879 season and played for the Derbyshire Colts in June. Shortly after, he made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Lancashire. Osborne made 9 not out in the second innings and played three further matches during the season, picking up his career high score of 14 against Yorkshire. In the 1881 season he appeared in two games which were against Marylebone Cricket Club and Lancashire. In the 1883 season he played one game against Lancashire with an indifferent performance.

Osborne played 15 innings in 8 first-class matches with an average of 4.28 and a top score of 14. He took 1 wicket at an average of 39.00.[2]

At the time of the 1881 census, the only individual of this name living near Chesterfield was a colliery banksman aged 26 born in Shelsfield Kent. He was living with a wife and son at Clowne.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cyberdine.demon.co.uk/history.html History of Chesterfield Cricket Club
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31816/31816.html George Osborne at Cricket Archive
  3. British Census 1881 RG11 3310/16