| George Talbot | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Full Name: | George Logan Talbot |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Orsogna, Fascist Italy |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Year1: | 1930 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | – |
| Bat Avg1: | – |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | – |
| Deliveries1: | 28 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 9.33 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/24 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/0 |
| Date: | 4 August |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38631.html Cricinfo |
George Logan Talbot (2 April 1907 – 15 December 1943) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer and soldier. He appeared in one Plunket Shield match for Canterbury in 1930 and was killed during the Second World War in 1943.
Talbot was born on 2 April 1907 in Christchurch.[1] He appeared in one first-class Plunket Shield match for Canterbury against Otago between 28 February and 1 March 1930.[2] During the match, which took place at Lancaster Park, Talbot used his right-arm medium bowling to score 3 wickets.[3]
Talbot worked as a storeman before enlisting in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Second World War.[4] Rising to the rank of corporal in the New Zealand Armoured Corps, he was killed in action on 15 December 1943 when his tank was knocked out by a German 8.8 cm anti-tank gun.[5] Talbot is buried at the Sangro River War Cemetery.