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George Sandeman
Personal information
Full name
George Amelius Crawshay Sandeman
Born(1883-04-18)18 April 1883
Westminster, London, England
Died26 April 1915(1915-04-26) (aged 32)
Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1914Marylebone Cricket Club
1913Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 6
Runs scored 18
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5*
Balls bowled 486
Wickets 5
Bowling average 48.40
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/73
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2010

Captain George Amelius Crawshay Sandeman (18 April 1883 – 26 April 1915) was an English first-class cricketer. Sandeman was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.

Sandeman made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire in the 1913 County Championship. Sandeman represented Hampshire in three first-class matches, all coming in the 1913 season. Sandeman's final appearance for the county came against Kent. Sandeman took 3 wickets for Hampshire at a bowling average of 41.33.

In 1914 Sandeman made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club, representing them in a single first-class match against Oxford University.

Sandeman represented the Free Foresters in the same season, against Oxford University and Cambridge University.

Sandeman served in the First World War as a Captain in the Hampshire Regiment. Sandeman was killed at Zonnebeke, Belgium on 26 April 1915.