George Bonnor
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm medium | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 17 | 148 |
| Runs scored | 512 | 4820 |
| Batting average | 17.06 | 21.23 |
| 100s/50s | 1/2 | 5/18 |
| Top score | 128 | 128 |
| Balls bowled | 164 | 852 |
| Wickets | 2 | 12 |
| Bowling average | 42.00 | 39.16 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 1/5 | 3/34 |
| Catches/stumpings | 16/0 | 128/1 |
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Test debut: 6 September 1880 |
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George John Bonnor (born February 25, 1855 in Bathurst, New South Wales; died June 27, 1912 in East Orange, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer, known for his big hitting, who played between 1880 and 1888.
Bonnor made his debut in the first match played in England in 1880. Being very tall for the 19th century at 6 foot 6 inches he was also exceedingly strong and made the most of it with some powerful hitting, however at times his cavalier attitude led to some periods of poor scores as well.
Two anecdotes testify to his enormous strength. First, during the Oval test match of 1880 between England and Australia, he was out caught for two to a ball he had hit so high that by the time GF Grace had snaffled him, running backwards on the boundary, he and his partner had almost completed their third run. On another occasion on that tour, he made a wager with a disbelieving local that he could throw a cricket ball 100 yards: he promptly won the wager by throwing the ball 119, though rumour has it that WG Grace threw further in their one-on-one competition.
Bonnor died of a heart attack and is buried at the Orange Cemetery.
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