Edward Bunting (cricketer)
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Edward Lancelot Bunting was an English
cricketer
who played a single first-class
match in 1922, for Worcestershire
against Yorkshire
.
His brief experience of the first-class game was something of a disaster: Yorkshire, who would go on to the County Championship
title, crushed their opponents by an innings and 220 runs
inside two days, while Bunting himself made 1 and 0 with his four overs of leg-spin disappearing for 38 runs. At least he took a catch, to dismiss George Macaulay
.
Bunting was born in Tillington, Staffordshire
; he died in Barnwood
, Gloucestershire
aged 78.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who played a single first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match in 1922, for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
.
His brief experience of the first-class game was something of a disaster: Yorkshire, who would go on to the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
title, crushed their opponents by an innings and 220 runs
The result in cricket
The result in a game of cricket may be a win for one of the two teams playing, a draw or a tie. In the case of a limited overs game, the game can also end with no result...
inside two days, while Bunting himself made 1 and 0 with his four overs of leg-spin disappearing for 38 runs. At least he took a catch, to dismiss George Macaulay
George Macaulay
George Gibson Macaulay , was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1935. He played in eight Test matches for England from 1923 to 1933, achieving the rare feat of taking a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket...
.
Bunting was born in Tillington, Staffordshire
Tillington, Staffordshire
Tillington is an ancient geographic district about 1½ miles north of Stafford town centre, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Essentially, the district lies within a triangle formed by Eccleshall Road, Stone Road and Crab Lane that narrows southward to a point where the two roads join at...
; he died in Barnwood
Barnwood
Barnwood, in Gloucestershire, England is situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Hucclecote, Brockworth and Cirencester....
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
aged 78.
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