George Palmer (Leicestershire cricketer)
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George Harry Palmer (24 October 1917 – 11 March 2012) was an English cricketer. Palmer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Ibstock, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | George Harry Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1917 Ibstock, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 2012 (aged 94) Campbelltown, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Palmer (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Palmer made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Worcestershire in the 1938 County Championship at Park Road, Loughborough. He made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1939 County Championship.[1] In his five matches, he took 12 wickets at an average of 26.66, with best figures of 3/36.[2] With the bat he scored 31 runs at an average of 6.20, with a high score of 14 not out.[3]
His father John also played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
External links
edit- George Palmer at ESPNcricinfo
- George Palmer at CricketArchive