Samuel Goodman (cricketer)

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Samuel Goodman (February 6, 1877 – March 4, 1905) was an American cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he played first-class cricket between 1894 and 1903.

Samuel Goodman

Personal information
Born	(1877-02-06)February 6, 1877 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 4, 1905(1905-03-04) (aged 28) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	William Goodman (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1894	GS Patterson's XI
1895	Pennsylvania University Past and Present
1903	Philadelphia
FC debut	August 15, 1894 GS Patterson's XI v RH Powel's XI
Last FC	September 25, 1903 Philadelphia v Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 17 Batting average 2.83 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 7 Balls bowled 288 Wickets 7 Bowling average 21.14 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/37 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, December 8, 2007

Biography

Goodman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He attended University of Pennsylvania between 1894 and 1896, where he captained the cricket team. During 1894, he went on a tour of Canada with Philadelphia, and played his first first-class matches for GS Patterson's XI.

In 1895, he first played for the United States national cricket team, playing against Canada in Toronto. He played a first-class match for Pennsylvania University Past and Present against F Mitchell's XI the same month. He played a second match for the USA against Canada in 1897, but was then absent from senior cricket until 1903, when he played his final first-class match for Philadelphia against the touring Kent team from England.

In July 1904, he played his final international for the USA against Canada in Philadelphia, and he died less than a year later. According to his obituary his death was the result of "spinal meningitis following pleuro-pneumonia and a bad strain caused by a fall in ju-jitsu."