George Davenport (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Davenport | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1860 Nantwich, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 1902 (aged 42) Nantwich, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1885–1896 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
| 1895 | Cheshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||
George Davenport (5 May 1860 – 4 October 1902) was an English first-class cricketer made 27 appearances in first-class cricket. He was mostly for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), with whom he was employed as a groundsman at their Lord's home.
Life and first-class cricket
[edit]Davenport was born in Nantwich. He was employed as a groundsman at Lord's for many years.[1] His debut in first-class cricket came for the North of England in the North v South fixture of 1884 at Lord's.[2] He made four first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1885, as well as appearing again in the North v South fixture.[2] He played in three matches for the MCC in 1886, as well as appearing in the North v South fixture and for CI Thornton's XI against the touring Australians.[2] Davenport played three first-class matches in 1887, appearing once more in the North v South fixture, as well as for the MCC and the Players of the North in the Players of the South versus Players of the North match.[2] He appeared once for the MCC in 1888, before making four appearances for the club in 1889.[2]
He continued to play first-class cricket for the MCC into the early 1890s, making two appearances in 1890, two in 1891 and one in 1893.[2] His final first-class appearances came in 1895 and 1896, when he made three more appearances for the MCC.[2] Making a total of 27 appearances in first-class cricket, mostly as a wicket-keeper, Davenport scored 625 runs at an average of 16.44.[3] He made one century, which he made against Hampshire in 1885 at Southampton.[4] He played minor counties cricket for Cheshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship, including playing in Cheshire's inaugural match in the competition against Staffordshire.[5]
Davenport also stood as an umpire in two first-class matches, separated by a period of over a decade.[6] He died at Nantwich in October 1902, aged 42.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wisden - George Davenport". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "First-Class Matches played by George Davenport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: George Davenport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Hampshire v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Davenport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "George Davenport as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2019.