George Simpson-Hayward

George Hayward Thomas Simpson-Hayward (7 June 1875 – 2 October 1936) was an English cricketer who played in five Test matches in 1910 and took six wickets on debut in the first innings.[1] He is notable for being the last serious exponent of underarm or lob bowling to appear regularly in first-class cricket.

George Simpson-Hayward
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm lob
International information
National side
Test debut1 January 1910 v South Africa
Last Test11 March 1910 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 5 200
Runs scored 105 5,556
Batting average 15.00 18.58
100s/50s 0/0 3/9
Top score 29* 130
Balls bowled 898 20,062
Wickets 23 503
Bowling average 18.26 21.39
5 wickets in innings 2 31
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 6/43 7/54
Catches/stumpings 1/– 133/–
Source: CricInfo, 6 November 2022

Educated at Malvern College and Clare College, Cambridge,[2] he played for Cambridge University (1895–97) and Worcestershire (1899–1914) where he was captain from 1911 to 1912. He played regularly throughout his cricketing career for which he was rewarded, aged 34, by being selected to play for the England national cricket team. He played throughout the five-Test series (1909–1910) in South Africa on matting pitches taking the first of his 23 wickets with his fifth ball. He bowled brisk off-breaks along a low trajectory with a leg-break action.

He was a Cambridge Blue at both cricket and football.

References

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  1. ^ "1st Test: South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 1–5, 1910". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Simpson (post Simpson-Hayward), George Hayward Thomas (SM894GH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Worcestershire County Cricket Captain
1911–1912
Succeeded by