George Thomas Hankins (born 4 January 1997) is an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire until 2021.[1]

George Hankins
Personal information
Full name
George Thomas Hankins
Born (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27)
Bath, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsHJ Hankins (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2021Gloucestershire (squad no. 21)
First-class debut31 March 2016 Gloucestershire v Durham MCCU
List A debut10 May 2017 Gloucestershire v Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 38 16 8
Runs scored 1,211 535 24
Batting average 21.24 35.66 6.00
100s/50s 1/7 0/5 0/0
Top score 116 92 14
Balls bowled 13
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 42/– 11/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 September 2021

Hankins attended Millfield School, where in his final year in 2015 he captained the first eleven and scored exactly 1,000 runs.[2] A right-handed batsman who also bowls right-arm off breaks, he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against the Durham MCCU side in March 2016.[3] He made his List A debut for Gloucestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 10 May 2017.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Gloucestershire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017.[5]

On 19 April 2020, George was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after an accident in Cobham, Surrey where he lost control of his car and crashed into four parked cars, writing two of them off and damaging a house. He was bailed to appear in Guildford Crown Court in July 2020. An official statement by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club said that they had been made aware of the incident, were initiating a full internal investigation, but wouldn’t be commenting any further at this time as it was a police matter. He received a 22-month driving ban and a £600 fine.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hankins Brothers Released by Gloucestershire". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ Wisden 2016, pp. 824–25.
  3. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Gloucestershire v Durham at Bristol, 31 March – 2 April 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup, South Group: Gloucestershire v Kent at Bristol, May 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Gloucestershire v Sussex at Cheltenham, Jul 16, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Gloucestershire cricketer George Hankins arrested for drunk-driving incident". 22 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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