George Kirwan

George Kirwan
Personal information
Full name George Kirwan
Born 1830
England
Died 23 July 1899 (aged 6869)
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Batting style Unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1853 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 43
Batting average 8.60
100s/50s /
Top score 18*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2011

George Kirwan (1830 23 July 1899) was an English cricketer. Kirwan's batting style is unknown.

Kirwan made his first-class debut for England against the Marylebone Cricket Club in July 1853 at Lord's.[1] In England's first-innings he was run out for a single run, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by William Hillyer. The Marylebone Cricket Club won by 80 runs.[2] He made his only first-class appearance for Sussex in September 1853 against Nottinghamshire at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove.[1] In Sussex's first-innings, Kirwan scored 11 runs before being dismissed by William Clarke, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by James Grundy. Nottinghamshire won the match by an innings and 8 runs.[3] He made his final first-class appearance in September 1853 for the Gentlemen of England against an United England Eleven at the Royal Brunswick Ground.[1] In the Gentlemen's first-innings, Kirwan scored 4 runs before being dismissed by John Hyde, while in their second-innings he finished not out on 18. The United England Eleven won the match by 7 wickets.[4]

He died on 23 July 1899 at Bedford, Bedfordshire.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by George Kirwan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. "Marylebone Cricket Club v England, 1853". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. "Sussex v Nottinghamshire, 1853". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  4. "Gentlemen of England v United England Eleven, 1853". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.

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