George Thomson Forbes (25 November 1906 – 3 November 1984) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | George Thomson Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1906 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 November 1984 (aged 77) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1936–1938 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forbes was born at Aberdeen in November 1906. A club cricketer for Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, Forbes made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1936. He made two further first-class appearances in 1937, against Ireland at Belfast and the touring New Zealanders at Glasgow, with his final first-class appearance coming against Ireland at Glasgow in 1938.[1] In his four matches, he scored 122 runs at an average of 15.25, with a highest score of 29.[2] With his right-arm fast-medium bowling, he took 11 wickets at a bowling average of 15.72, with best figures of 3 for 25.[3] A bank manager by profession, Forbes died at Aberdeen in November 1984.[4]
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Forbes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Forbes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by George Forbes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Deaths. Aberdeen Evening Express. 5 November 1984. p. 9