Geoffrey Bell (cricketer)

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Geoffrey Bell (April 16, 1896 – January 17, 1984) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University. He was born in Stapenhill and died in Haslemere.

Bell made his first County Championship appearance in 1914, though his cricketing career was summarily halted by the First World War. When he returned to the arena of first-class cricket in 1919, he played his first of seven games for Oxford University, most of which were played against assembled elevens such as the Gentlemen of England and HDG Leveson-Gower's XI.

Bell made his return appearance for Derbyshire towards the back end of the 1919 season, their ninth place in the season's table something of a false hope for times to come.

Bell made his final three appearances for Derbyshire during the 1920 season, finishing with a duck in his first appearance, though his form improved in the first innings of his next game and, although the final game of his season saw him achieve an innings of 11, before getting out, he found himself dropped from the team, never to make another first-class appearance.

Bell's cousins, Edward, Sydney, Wallis and Frank Evershed, were all first-class cricketers for Derbyshire during the back end of the nineteenth century, while William Evershed also played first-class cricket in first half of the 19th century.