| George Vials | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | George Alfred Turner Vials |
| Nickname: | Tubby |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Northampton, England |
| Death Place: | Northampton, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Northamptonshire |
| Year1: | 1905 to 1922 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 122 |
| Runs1: | 3808 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.13 |
| 100S/50S1: | 2/14 |
| Top Score1: | 129 |
| Deliveries1: | 12 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 105/– |
| Date: | 22 February 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22219.html Cricinfo |
George Alfred Turner "Tubby" Vials (18 March 1887 – 26 April 1974) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire from 1905 to 1922 and was club captain from 1911 to 1913.
Vials was a right-handed batsman. His highest score was 129, against Hampshire in 1909 at Northampton, when Northamptonshire won by one wicket.[1] His other century came in 1910 at Sheffield, when he scored 100, easily the highest score in the match; in the absence of the regular captain, Thomas Manning, Vials captained Northamptonshire to their first victory over Yorkshire.[2] [3] Under his captaincy in 1912 Northamptonshire finished a close second in the County Championship.[4]
A knee injury and his work as a solicitor in Northampton limited his cricket after 1912. However, he remained involved with the cricket club until his death. He was club president from 1956 to 1968.[3]
A native of Northampton who also died there, Vials attended Wellingborough School, not far from Northampton. He also played football for Northampton Town F.C. and hockey for Northamptonshire.[5]