George Arthur Palmer (5 June 1897 – 1 June 1962) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1928, making nine appearances as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Warwickshire.
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| Full name | George Arthur Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1897 Withybrook, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 June 1962 (aged 64) Higham on the Hill, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Palmer made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Warwickshire in the County Championship against Glamorgan at Edgbaston.[1] He made eight more appearances in that season, playing his final match for Warwickshire against Leicestershire.[1] He bowled with little success in his nine first-class matches, taking 8 wickets at an expensive average of 56.25, with best figures of 2/21.[2] As a batsman, he scored 87 runs in ten innings, with a high score of 20.[3]
He died at Higham on the Hill in Leicestershire on 1 June 1962.
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
External links
edit- George Palmer at ESPNcricinfo
- George Palmer at CricketArchive