George Stevenson should not be confused with Bob Stephenson, real name George Stephenson, former Derbyshire and Hampshire cricketer.
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| Born | 20 July 1876 Derby, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 July 1938 (aged 62) Fritchley, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 19 May 1904 Derbyshire v London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 16 June 1904 Derbyshire v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Stanley Stevenson (20 July 1876 – 25 July 1938) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1904.
Stevenson was born in Derby, the son of James Henry Stevenson, an ironmonger, and his wife Elizabeth.[1] He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1904 season in a first-class match in May against London County captained by WG Grace. In the match, he made his top score of 9 and took a wicket. Stevenson's only County Championship match came against Essex a month later, in which he bowled economically without taking a wicket and made zero and 1 from the tailend.
Stevenson was a left-handed batsman who played 4 innings in 2 first-class matches with an average of 2.50 and a top score of 9. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 1 first-class wicket at an average of 92.00.[2]
Stevenson died in Fritchley, Derbyshire at the age of 62.
References edit
- ^ British Census 1881 RG11 3454/104 p40
- ^ George Stevenson at Cricket Archive