George Caldwell (cricketer), Date of Birth, Date of Death

George Caldwell (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1807

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1863

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

George Caldwell (8 January 1807 – 5 March 1863) was an English cricketer who made his first-class cricket debut in 1829.
He was born at Hilborough in Norfolk in 1807, the second son of Ralph Caldwell, and educated at Merton College, Oxford, graduating BA in 1829.
He played in a total of 10 first-class matches between 1829 and 1833, primarily for sides associated with MCC.
He played club cricket, mainly for teams across Norfolk between 1829 and 1831 and later for MCC.Caldwell wrote articles about sport for The Field and Bell's Life in London under the pseudonym Childers and for Spirit of the Times in New York under the name Censor.
He died in 1863 at Ramsgate in Kent aged 56.
His brother, Henry Berney Caldwell, also played first-class cricket, making five appearances in 1832.