Walter Fawcett | |
Birth Date: | 6 August 1929 |
Birth Place: | Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland |
Death Place: | Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 6 |
Runs1: | 56 |
Bat Avg1: | 8.00 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 21 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/4 |
International: | true |
Country: | Ireland |
Source: | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26744/26744.html CricketArchive |
Date: | 15 November |
Year: | 2022 |
George Walter Fawcett (6 August 1929 – 10 December 2015) was a cricketer from Northern Ireland.[1]
A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in June 1956[2] in a first-class match.[3] He went on to play for Ireland on twelve occasions, his last match also coming against Scotland in June 1959.
Of his matches for Ireland, six had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 87 runs at an average of 6.21, with a top score of 21 against Scotland in his debut match. As a wicket-keeper, he took twelve catches and six stumpings.