George Beet (cricketer, born 1904)

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George Hector Cook Beet (30 May 1904 – 21 August 1949) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1928 and in 1932 and for Marylebone Cricket Club in 1928 and between 1933 and 1938.

George Beet
Personal information
Full name
George Hector Cook Beet
Born(1904-05-30)30 May 1904
Somercotes. Derbyshire, England
Died21 August 1949(1949-08-21) (aged 45)
Somercotes, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsGeorge Beet senior
Gordon Beet
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19281932Derbyshire
FC debut21 July 1928 Derbyshire v Kent
Last FC18 June 1938 MCC v Oxford University
Umpiring information
FC umpired1 (1947)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 277
Batting average 16.29
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 61
Catches/stumpings 14/2
Source: CricketArchive, 5 July 2013

Beet was born at Somercotes, the son of George Beet who had kept wicket for Derbyshire before the First World War. Beet was playing for MCC in 1926 and also played for Young Professionals that year. He made his first-class debut appearance for Derbyshire in the 1928 season when he acted as a stand-in wicket-keeper against Kent and achieved three catches and a stumping. He also kept wicket for MCC against Kent later in the season. He re-appeared for Derbyshire in the 1932 season in four matches as a batsman rather than a wicket-keeper. He played in the middle-order and generally his score was in double figures. He achieved his best performance for Derbyshire with a score of 35 not out. He played once for Derbyshire second XI in 1933.

Beet continued playing first for Marylebone Cricket Club in first-class and other games. He played one first-class match in 1933, two in 1934, one in 1936 and one in 1938. He kept wicket in all except for one of the matches in 1934.

Beet was a right-handed batsman who played 19 innings in 11 first-class matches with an average of 16.29 and a top score of 61. He was an occasional wicket keeper and took 14 catches and 2 stumpings.[1]

Beet was an umpire at Lord's Cricket Ground in 1947 when he umpired mainly schools matches but also one first-class match.

Beet died at Somercotes at the age of 45. His nephew Gordon Beet was also a Derbyshire cricketer.

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