George Harold Shepstone (9 April 1876 – 3 July 1940) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1896 and 1899. He played first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1897–98 to 1904–05.[1]
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| Full name | George Harold Shepstone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1876 Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 July 1940 (aged 64) Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 2 March 1896 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 February 1899 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1897–98 to 1904–05 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
editShepstone was an all-rounder – a right-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler – who made his first-class and Test debuts in the same match, for South Africa against England in 1895–96. Playing in only the second of the three-Test series, he scored 21 and 9 batting in the middle order, and took no wickets.[2]
Shepstone was one of only two century-makers in the Currie Cup in 1897–98, with 104 for Transvaal against Griqualand West.[3] Opening the Transvaal bowling with Jimmy Sinclair, he also took 14 wickets in the competition, including 5 for 77 and 4 for 34 against Natal.[4]
When England next toured South Africa in 1898–99, Shepstone played in the First Test, but was unsuccessful and South Africa lost. He was not selected for the Test team again.[5]
Shepstone played in the Transvaal teams that won the Currie Cup in 1902–03 and 1903–04,[1] and toured England in 1904 with the South African team, when no Tests were played, but he played in only six of the 22 first-class matches.[6]
Shepstone married Ellen Hilda Chambers, a divorcee, in Johannesburg in August 1907.[7] In July 1940, suffering from bowel cancer, he shot himself in the head, and died in hospital in Germiston, aged 64.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by George Shepstone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "South Africa vs England, 2nd Test at Johannesburg, Mar 02 1896". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Transvaal v Griqualand West 1897-98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Natal v Transvaal 1897-98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "South Africa vs England, 1st Test at Johannesburg, Feb 14 1899". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "The Averages of the South African Team". Cricket: 416. 15 September 1904.
- ^ "Johannesburg. Marriage Certificates". Family Search. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Germiston. Death Certificates". Family Search. Retrieved 7 October 2024.