George Dallas (cricketer)
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Full name | George Frederick Dallas | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1827 Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 2 February 1888 (aged 60/61) Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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1849 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||
1850 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2019 |
George Frederick Dallas (1827 – 2 February 1888) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Robert William Dallas, he was born at Liverpool and was educated at Harrow School.[1] He purchased a commission in 1845 as an ensign in the 46th Regiment of Foot, before being promoted to the rank of lieutenant in April 1848.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against Cambridge University at Canterbury in 1848. He made two further first-class appearances, playing for Lancashire against Yorkshire in 1849, and for Yorkshire against an All England Eleven in 1850.[3]
Dallas served in the Crimean War from 1853–56, seeing action at Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and the Siege of Sevastopol.[1] During the course of the war he purchased the rank of captain in September 1854,[4] as well as serving as the aide-de-camp to General Garrett. He wrote an eyewitness account of the war, consisting of 127 letters.[5] He was made a member of the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class, by the Ottoman Empire in March 1858.[6] He later purchased the rank of major in October 1862,[7] before being promoted to the rank of lieutenant in January 1868.[8] He retired from active service in March 1875.[9] Dallas died at Huddersfield in February 1888.
References
- ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801–1893 (1 ed.). Longmans, Green. p. 128.
- ^ "No. 20850". The London Gazette. 28 April 1848. p. 1656.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Dallas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "No. 21596". The London Gazette. 22 September 1854. p. 2905.
- ^ Mawson, Michael Hargreave (2001). Eyewitness in the Crimea. Greenhill Books. ISBN 1853674508.
- ^ "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1260.
- ^ "No. 22673". The London Gazette. 21 October 1862. p. 4991.
- ^ "No. 23361". The London Gazette. 13 March 1868. p. 1648.
- ^ "No. 24203". The London Gazette. 27 April 1875. p. 2288.
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- 1827 births
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- Cricketers from Liverpool
- People educated at Harrow School
- English cricketers
- Gentlemen of Kent cricketers
- Lancashire cricketers
- Yorkshire cricketers
- 46th Regiment of Foot officers
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 5th class
- Military personnel from Liverpool