George Pinder (cricketer)

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George Pinder
England (Eng)
George Pinder
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling type underarm (unknown hand) slow (also wicketkeeper)
First-class record
Matches 179
Runs scored 2415
Batting average 10.97
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 78
Balls bowled 1144
Wickets 23
Bowling average 20.91
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best Bowling 4-56
Catches/Stumpings 221/136
First class debut: 23 May 1867
Last first class game: 27 Aug 1881
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George Pinder (real name George Pinder Hattersley; born July 15, 1841 at Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire; died January 15, 1903 at Hickleton, Yorkshire) was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played for Yorkshire from 1867 to 1880 and for the All-England Eleven from 1867 to 1871. He also umpired in some matches between 1873 and 1880.

The Yorkshire County Cricket Club side in 1875. Pinder is on the left of the second row.
The Yorkshire County Cricket Club side in 1875. Pinder is on the left of the second row.

He was recognised as a fine wicket-keeper, his work to the fast bowlers - at a time when keepers "stood up" (ie within arm's reach of the wicket) to fast bowling - being particularly impressive. He had plenty of practice, since Tom Emmett was in the same Yorkshire side. He had to deal with Emmett's famous "sostenuter", a ball pitching on the leg stump and then breaking sharply towards the off bail. He was renowned for the slickness of his stumpings of batsmen. When Tom Hearne was stumped off a leg-shooter he exclaimed: "I don't call that stumping; I call it shovelling of 'em in!"

He is believed to have been the first keeper to dispense with a long-stop, during a North v. South match in the mid or late 1870s. The idea came from his captain A. N. Hornby. Pinder was at first reluctant, but the experiment was a success. On another occasion, at The Oval, Ephraim Lockwood who was fielding long-stop said: "Nay, George, I've been behind thee for twenty-three overs and had nowt to stop. I'm off where there's summat [something] to do."

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