George Dews, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Dews

Cricketer and footballer

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1921

Date of Death: 29-Jan-2003

Profession: association football player, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About George Dews

  • George Dews (5 June 1921 – 29 January 2003) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.
  • As a cricketer, he was a right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire between 1946 and 1961.
  • He was also an excellent fielder: his 353 catches for the county were a record at the time.
  • As a footballer, he made nearly 300 Football League appearances for Middlesbrough, Plymouth and Walsall, scoring 85 goals.Born in Ossett, Yorkshire, Dews was unable to play for his native county and so travelled south.
  • He made his Worcestershire debut on 29 May 1946 against Lancashire, but was out for a king pair, being dismissed in each innings by slow left-armer Eric Price.
  • He was also out for a duck in his third innings, against Warwickshire, and despite a long run in the team in 1948, it was not until 1950 that he really came good. That year he broke the 1,000-run barrier for the first time, a feat he would repeat in all but one year (1952) for the rest of his first-class career.
  • His 1,170 runs came at 29.25, and included his maiden century: 101 not out against Hampshire.
  • 1950 also saw Dews receive his county cap.
  • The following summer, he was part of an astonishing run-chase against Nottinghamshire, when Worcestershire successfully chased a target of 131 in forty minutes.Dews maintained his consistent form into his late thirties: indeed, his most successful year was 1959, when he managed 1,752 runs at 41.71 in all first-class cricket, and was second only to Martin Horton in the Worcestershire batting averages.
  • He was never picked for England, but did appear for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1954, and for North of England four years later.
  • He was granted a benefit season in 1960, and his final first-class game in September 1961 was for Worcestershire against Sussex; he made 26 and 34. His bowling was of the strictly occasional variety, but he did claim two first-class wickets, both in 1954, including that of Derbyshire captain Guy Willatt. After retirement Dews went into business and played golf to a good standard.
  • He died at the age of 81 in Dudley, West Midlands.

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