George Brabon (born 2 August 1957) is an Australian cricketer. He played in six first-class and three List A matches for Queensland between 1978 and 1982.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1957 Ayr, Queensland, Australia |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role | Bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1978/79–1981/82 | Queensland |
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2020 | |
Cricket career
editBrabon was a pace bowler who began his cricket career in Rockhampton playing for the Frenchville Falcons.[2] In 1978 he was first selected for the Queensland state team for a tour game against England and it was noted that he was one of only a handful of country cricketers to make it into the state team since 1958.[3] In his debut he dismissed Geoff Boycott for six with his eleventh delivery in first-class cricket which earned his team-mates a $1000 bonus that had been offered by the Queensland company PGH Ceramics if Boycott could be dismissed for less than twenty.[4]
After his debut Brabon was not reselected in the state team until late 1981 when he replaced Carl Rackemann who had suffered a shoulder injury.[5] Overall he took twelve wickets at an average of 34.75 for Queensland in five matches during the 1981/82 Sheffield Shield season and took three wickets at an average of 42.33 in three games during the List A cup however he did not play for Queensland again.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "George Brabon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Frenchville Falcons History". Frenchville Falcons Cricket. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Brits taking warm up seriously". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Port Morseby, PNG. 24 November 1978. p. 56. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Queensland 1-90, all out 176". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 25 November 1978. p. 52. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "CRICKET Queensland gets help from US baseballers". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 14 October 1981. p. 42. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Sheffield Shield 1981/82: Averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Queensland McDonald's Cup 1981/82: Averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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