George Dewhurst (cricketer)

George Dewhurst
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Personal information
Full name
George Alric R. Dewhurst
Born(1894-10-31)31 October 1894
Trinidad
Died4 January 1954(1954-01-04) (aged 59)
Trinidad
NicknameFatty[1]
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920–1930Trinidad
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 31
Runs scored 665
Batting average 16.21
100s/50s 0/6
Top score 58
Catches/stumpings 47/13
Source: CricketArchive, 18 June 2012

George Alric R. Dewhurst (31 October 1894 – 4 January 1954) was a Trinidadian cricketer who played for West Indies before the team attained Test match status. A highly regarded wicket-keeper, Dewhurst was an influential and popular member of the Trinidad and West Indian sides. In his later career, he improved substantially as a batsman. He toured England with the West Indies team in 1923 but missed the 1928 tour of England in controversial circumstances. Despite continued speculation that he would be recalled, he did not play representative cricket again.

  1. ^ Browne, C. R. (8 August 1927). "W. Indian Tour to Motherland in Coming Year". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. p. 12.