George Searcy
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George Henry Graff Searcy (15 January 1855 – 6 January 1927 at Adelaide, South Australia) was a cricket Test match umpire.
He umpired one Test match
between Australia
and England
in Adelaide
on 11 January to 15 January 1895, standing with 'Dimboola' Jim Phillips
. Australia won by a comfortable 382 runs, with Albert Trott
taking 8 wickets for 43 runs in an innings and scoring 110 runs without dismissal on debut.
He umpired one Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
on 11 January to 15 January 1895, standing with 'Dimboola' Jim Phillips
Jim Phillips
James Phillips was a Victorian First-class cricketer and Test match umpire....
. Australia won by a comfortable 382 runs, with Albert Trott
Albert Trott
Albert Trott was a Test cricketer for both Australia and England. He was named as one of Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1899. He remains the only batsman who has struck a ball over the top of the Lord's pavilion...
taking 8 wickets for 43 runs in an innings and scoring 110 runs without dismissal on debut.