George Druce (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Druce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 May 1821 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
15 April 1869 (aged 47) Denmark Hill, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Frank Druce (nephew) Walter Druce (nephew) Eliot Druce (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1842 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 24 March 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Druce (10 May 1821 – 15 April 1869) was an English barrister. As a cricketer who played one first-class cricket match for Cambridge University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1842.[1] A batsman of unknown handedness, Druce scored 5 runs in his only first-class appearance.[2]
His nephew Frank Druce played Test cricket for England, while two other nephews Walter Druce and Eliot Druce both played first-class cricket.
Druce had a very successful academic career at Cambridge University and became a prominent and highly respected lawyer; he was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1866.[3] He died at Denmark Hill, Surrey on 15 April 1869 when he fell from his horse.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by George Druce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ "Player profile: George Druce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lamentable Accident". The Times (26413) (London). 16 April 1869. p. 11.