George Whitehead (cricketer)
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George William Edendale Whitehead (27 August 1895—17 October 1918) was an English
cricket
er. He was educated at Clifton College
. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He was born in Bromley
and died in Lanwe.
Whitehead made two first-class appearances during August 1914 as part of a trial with Kent County Cricket Club
, first as an upper-order batsman, and then in the middle-order. He managed to score a total of 12 runs over the course of his four innings for the club.
Having joined the Royal Field Artillery
and attaining the rank of Lieutenant
, Whitehead was killed towards the end of the First World War at the age of 23. He is buried at the Harlebeke New British Cemetery in Belgium.
His brother, James, played a single first-class match for the Marylebone Cricket Club
in 1912.
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...
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. He was educated at Clifton College
Clifton College
Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated...
. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He was born in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
and died in Lanwe.
Whitehead made two first-class appearances during August 1914 as part of a trial with Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
, first as an upper-order batsman, and then in the middle-order. He managed to score a total of 12 runs over the course of his four innings for the club.
Having joined the Royal Field Artillery
Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided artillery support for the British Army. It came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924....
and attaining the rank of Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
, Whitehead was killed towards the end of the First World War at the age of 23. He is buried at the Harlebeke New British Cemetery in Belgium.
His brother, James, played a single first-class match 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...
in 1912.
External links
- George Whitehead at Cricket Archive
- Cricinfo - Players and Officials - George Whitehead