George Lester Lincoln Linton (12 November 1956 – 14 August 2014) was a Barbadian cricketer.[1][2] He played first-class cricket for Barbados from 1982 to 1990.[3]
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| Full name | George Lester Lincoln Linton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1956 Waverley Cot, Saint George, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2014 (aged 57) Hothersal Turning, Saint Michael, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1981-82 to 1989-90 | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Linton was a leg-spin and googly bowler and lower-order batsman. His best bowling figures were 5 for 35 against Guyana in 1982-83, when he also scored 66.[4] He was a youth coach for Barbados's National Sports Council for many years.[5][6]
He played one season in 1987 as overseas professional/coach with Scottish East League Division One outfit Kirkcaldy Cricket Club (now defunct).
References
edit- ^ George Linton at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "Spartan stalwart George Linton passes on". Nation News. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Linton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Barbados v Guyana 1982-83". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Wisden 2015, p. 200.
- ^ Holder, Keith (16 August 2014). "Linton lived for cricket". Barbados Today. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
External links
edit- George Linton at ESPNcricinfo
- George Linton at CricketArchive
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