George Monks (cricketer)

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George Derek Monks is a first class cricketer who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1952.

The match, against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, was won by Yorkshire by 4 wickets thanks to Ronald Wood taking 8 for 45 and bowling Scotland out for 107 in their second innings. George Monks kept wicket in the game, catching Ronald Chisholm off the bowling of Brian Close. He scored 3, batting at number 10, in Yorkshire's first innings.

He was born on September 3, 1929 in Sheffield, Yorkshire and also played for Yorkshire Second XI from 1952 to 1954.