George Goddard (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Scottish cricketer
Date of Birth: 19-May-1938
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About George Goddard (cricketer)
- George Ferguson Goddard MBE (born 19 May 1938) is a former Scottish cricketer.
- Goddard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.
- He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian and educated at George Heriot's School. Goddard made his first-class debut for Scotland against Ireland in 1960.
- He played 21 further first-class matches for Scotland, the last of which came against Ireland in 1980.
- He had entered the Scottish team as a batsman, but as his career progressed he became predominantly a bowler.
- In 22 first-class matches, he took 41 wickets at an average of 26.86 and best figures of 8/34.
- These figures came against Ireland in 1972.
- These figures remain to this day the best innings bowling figures for Scotland in first-class cricket.
- As a lower-order batsman, Goddard scored 371 runs at a batting average of 13.25, with a high score of 39.
- He captained Scotland from 1974, having replaced James Brown, until 1980 when he was replaced by Richard Swan.He made his List A debut for Scotland against Leicestershire in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup, a match which marked Scotland's debut in that format.
- He made 14 further List A matches for Scotland, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1983 NatWest Trophy.
- In his 15 List A matches, he took 9 wickets at an average of 45.44, with best figures of 2/25.
- With the bat, he scored 58 runs at an average of 6.44, with a high score of 14.Outside of cricket, he worked as an accountant.
- In New Year Honours 1982 Goddard was appointed as a Member of The Order of the British Empire services to Scottish cricket.
- In 2011 he was one of the twelve initial inductees into the Scottish Cricket Hall of Fame.
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