George Elsby

George Elsby
Personal information
Full name George Elsby
Born (1902-06-06)6 June 1902
Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
Died 20 June 1953(1953-06-20) (aged 51)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1927 Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 36
Batting average 18.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22
Balls bowled 66
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2011

George Elsby (6 June 1902 – 20 June 1953) was an English cricketer. Elsby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire.

Elsby made a single first-class match for Wales against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1927.[1] In this match, he scored 14 runs in Wales first-innings, before being dismissed by Alec Kennedy, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowling for 22 runs. During the course of the match he bowled 11 wicket-less overs.[2]

He died in Ipswich, Suffolk on 20 June 1953.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by George Elsby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Wales, 1927". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
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