George Morton (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Morton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1828 Bedale, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 June 1861 (aged 33) Bedale, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||
George Morton (25 April 1828 – 21 June 1861) was an English first-class cricketer.
Morton was born at Bedale in April 1828. Having played club cricket for a number of sides in the North of England,[1] Morton made his debut in first-class cricket for the North in the North v South fixture of 1853 at The Oval, with him also appearing for an All-England Eleven in the same season against a combined Kent and Sussex cricket team at Tunbridge Wells. The following year he played for the North in the North v South fixture of 1854, before appearing in the same fixture in 1856.[2] Morton scored 19 runs in his four first-class matches, while in hs role as a wicket-keeper he took 8 catches and made 4 stumpings.[1] He died at Bedale in June 1861.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Player profile: George Morton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Morton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.