Walter Fawcett Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26744/26744.html Cricket Archive profile
  2. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire89.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  3. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26744/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Walter Fawcett at Cricket Archive