George Carver (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Carver (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 04-May-1879

Place of Birth: Long Ditton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1912

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About George Carver (cricketer)

  • George James Carver (4 May 1879 – 1 October 1912) was an English cricketer.
  • Carver's batting style is unknown, though it is known he was a fast-medium bowler, though which he arm he bowled with is also unknown.
  • He was born at Thames Ditton, Surrey. Carver made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Gloucestershire in the 1907 County Championship at the Ashley Down Ground, Bristol.
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat, making 189 all out, with Carver scoring 36 runs before he was dismissed by Francis Roberts.
  • Gloucestershire responded in their first-innings by making 404 all out, with Carver taking a single wicket, that of Percy Mills, to finish with figures of 1/42 from eighteen overs.
  • Surrey were then dismissed for 171 in their second-innings, with Carver being dismissed by Henry Huggins for a duck.
  • Gloucestershire won the match by an innings and 44 runs.
  • This was his only major appearance for Surrey. He died at Bootle, Lancashire, on 1 October 1912.
  • His brothers-in-law, Frederick Mathews, also played first-class cricket.

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