George Stevenson should not be confused with Bob Stephenson, real name George Stephenson, former Derbyshire and Hampshire cricketer.
George Stevenson | |
Country: | England |
Birth Date: | 20 July 1876 |
Birth Place: | Derby, England |
Death Place: | Fritchley, Derbyshire, England |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
Year1: | 1904 |
Type1: | FC |
Debutdate1: | 19 May |
Debutyear1: | 1904 |
Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
Debutagainst1: | London County |
Lastdate1: | 16 June |
Lastyear1: | 1904 |
Lastfor1: | Derbyshire |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 2 |
Runs1: | 10 |
Bat Avg1: | 2.50 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 9 |
Deliveries1: | 138 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 92.00 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 1/79 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
Date: | June |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33032/33032.html CricketArchive |
George Stanley Stevenson (20 July 1876 – 25 July 1938) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1904.
Stevenson was born in Derby, the son of James Henry Stevenson, an ironmonger, and his wife Elizabeth.[1] He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1904 season in a first-class match in May against London County captained by WG Grace. In the match, he made his top score of 9 and took a wicket. Stevenson's only County Championship match came against Essex a month later, in which he bowled economically without taking a wicket and made zero and 1 from the tailend.
Stevenson was a left-handed batsman who played 4 innings in 2 first-class matches with an average of 2.50 and a top score of 9. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 1 first-class wicket at an average of 92.00.[2]
Stevenson died in Fritchley, Derbyshire at the age of 62.