George Liddell (cricketer)
Encyclopedia
George Augustus Frederick Liddell (28 July 1812 – 14 December 1888) was an English
cricket
er. Liddell was the son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth
. Educated at Eton College
, Liddell would later marry Cecil Wellesley, daughter of Gerald Wellesley
.
Liddell made his first-class
debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club
against the Cambridge Town Club
in 1840. From 1840 to 1851, he played 18 first-class matches for the club; he scored 311 runs at a batting average
of 11.10, with a single half century score of 52.
Liddell also represented pre-county club Hampshire
in a single first-class match in 1844, against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In addition to playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Hampshire, he also played first-class cricket for the Slow Bowlers (suggesting Liddell himself was a slow bowler
), N Felix's XI, the Gentlemen of England and for England against Surrey
in 1849.
In his overall first-class career he scored 386 runs at a batting average
of 9.41, with a single half century score of 52. In the field he took 6 catches.
Liddell died on December 14, 1888 at Eton
, Berkshire
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Liddell was the son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth
Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth
Thomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth , known as Sir Thomas Liddell, 6th Baronet, from 1791 to 1821, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Life account:...
. Educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, Liddell would later marry Cecil Wellesley, daughter of Gerald Wellesley
Gerald Valerian Wellesley
Gerald Valerian Wellesley was a Church of England clergyman who became dean of Windsor.-Family:...
.
Liddell made his 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...
debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
against the Cambridge Town Club
Cambridge Town Club
Cambridge Town Club was a first-class cricket club established in Cambridge before 1819. As with other leading town clubs, its team was representative of the county of Cambridgeshire as a whole and it ultimately evolved into Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club...
in 1840. From 1840 to 1851, he played 18 first-class matches for the club; he scored 311 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 11.10, with a single half century score of 52.
Liddell also represented pre-county club Hampshire
Hampshire county cricket teams
Hampshire county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that...
in a single first-class match in 1844, against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In addition to playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Hampshire, he also played first-class cricket for the Slow Bowlers (suggesting Liddell himself was a slow bowler
Spin bowling
Spin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the...
), N Felix's XI, the Gentlemen of England and for England against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in 1849.
In his overall first-class career he scored 386 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 9.41, with a single half century score of 52. In the field he took 6 catches.
Liddell died on December 14, 1888 at Eton
Eton, Berkshire
Eton is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. The parish also includes the large village of Eton Wick, 2 miles west of the town, and has a population of 4,980. Eton was in Buckinghamshire until...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
External links
- George Liddell at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- George Liddell at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Matches and detailed statistics for George Liddell