George Vautin

George Vautin
George Vautin
Born	George James Phillips Vautin; 23 April 1869; Orielton, Tasmania
Died	9 January 1949 (aged 79); East Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Original team(s)
Personal information
Original team(s)	City (Hobart)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1892–1896	Essendon (VFA)
1897–1898	Essendon
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Career highlights
	VFA premiership player 1892–1894; VFL premiership player: 1897;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
1889/90	Tasmania
1894/95	Victoria
FC debut	8 January 1890 Tasmania v Victoria
Last FC	26 January 1895 Victoria v Tasmania
Career statistics
Matches	2
Runs scored	55
Batting average	18.33
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	44
Catches/stumpings	1/–
	Source: CricketArchive, 28 January 2023

George James Phillips Vautin (23 April 1869 – 9 January 1949) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL)^[1] and first-class cricket for both Tasmania and Victoria.

Family

Vautin was born in Orielton, Tasmania and died in the Mercy Hospital in East Melbourne.^[2]

Football

Vautin was from Tasmania and played at the City Football Club in Hobart. A rover, he represented his league in 1889 in an away series in Victoria, impressing the Essendon recruiters who signed him up for the 1892 VFA season and he was a key part of their premiership teams over the next three seasons. The VFL began in 1897 and Vautin was a member of Essendon's inaugural VFL premiership side.

Cricket

Vautin was also a cricketer, playing a first-class match for Tasmania in 1889/90^[3] and another for Victoria in 1894/95.^[4] He played club cricket for East Melbourne Cricket Club and St Kilda Cricket Club during the 1890s.^[5]

Notes

^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.909
^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 31, 937. Melbourne, Victoria. 11 January 1949. p. 9.
^ "Tasmania v Victoria, 1889/90". Cricinfo.
^ "Tasmania v Victoria, 1894/95". Cricinfo.
^ George Vautin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-01-28. (subscription required)

References

'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", The Leader, (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
The Tasmanian Mail, 7 May 1892

External links

George Vautin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
George Vautin at AustralianFootball.com
George Vautin at ESPNcricinfo

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[1] Holmesby & Main (2014), p.909

[2] "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 31, 937. Melbourne, Victoria. 11 January 1949. p. 9.

[3] "Tasmania v Victoria, 1889/90". Cricinfo.

[4] "Tasmania v Victoria, 1894/95". Cricinfo.

[ca-5] George Vautin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-01-28. (subscription required)

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