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George Palmer (Warwickshire cricketer)

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George Palmer
Personal information
Full name
George Arthur Palmer
Born5 June 1897
Withybrook, Warwickshire,
England
Died1 June 1962(1962-06-01) (aged 64)
Higham on the Hill,
Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 87
Batting average 8.70
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20
Balls bowled 1,074
Wickets 8
Bowling average 56.25
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/21
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2015

George Arthur Palmer (5 June 1897 – 1 June 1962) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1928, making nine appearances as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Warwickshire.

Palmer made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Warwickshire in the County Championship against Glamorgan at Edgbaston.[1] He made eight more appearances in that season, playing his final match for Warwickshire against Leicestershire.[1] He bowled with little success in his nine first-class matches, taking 8 wickets at an expensive average of 56.25, with best figures of 2/21.[2] As a batsman, he scored 87 runs in ten innings, with a high score of 20.[3]

He died at Higham on the Hill in Leicestershire on 1 June 1962.

References

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

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