Geoff Chubb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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South African cricketer
Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1911
Place of Birth: East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Date of Death: 28-Aug-1982
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Geoff Chubb
- Geoffrey Walter Ashton Chubb (12 April 1911 – 28 August 1982) was a South African cricketer who played five Tests for South Africa on the tour of England in 1951 aged 40. He first played first-class cricket in 1931–32 as an opening batsman for Border, making 64 on debut and playing five matches that season.
- He played twice for Transvaal in 1936–37 and once in 1939–40, batting in the middle order and opening the bowling.
- In his one match in 1939–40 he took 4 for 24 and 4 for 43 and scored 71 not out in an innings victory over Eastern Province.After World War II, during which he spent three years as a prisoner of war, he resumed playing for Transvaal, enjoying reasonable success as a bowler between 1945–46 and 1948–49.
- He played no first-class matches in 1949–50, but returned in 1950–51 and displayed the best form of his career, taking 33 wickets at 14.66 and helping Transvaal to victory in the Currie Cup.
- He began the season with 5 for 35 and 2 for 27 in an innings victory over Rhodesia, and also took 5 for 34 and 2 for 66 against Western Province and his best figures of 7 for 54 and 2 for 10 against Natal.On the 1951 tour of England he bowled more overs and took more wickets than anyone else: 809.4 overs, and 76 wickets at 26.38.
- Opening the bowling with Cuan McCarthy, he headed South Africa's Test bowling averages, taking 21 wickets at an average of 27.47, but couldn't prevent England taking the series 3–1.
- His best figures were 6 for 51 in the first innings of the Third Test; he also took 5 for 77 in the first innings of the Second Test.
- On the second day of the Fifth Test he bowled unchanged from 11.50 a.m.
- to 3.30 p.m.
- Wisden commented that he "went through the tour always willing to keep an end going as long as the captain desired ...
- His was an exceptional debut in the world of Test cricket." Outside the Tests he took 5 for 21 against Glamorgan in May, and also 5 for 21 against Somerset in August. He retired following the series, becoming a national selector and serving two terms as President of the South African Cricket Association. Unusually for an opening bowler, he wore spectacles while playing.
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