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Full name | Francis George Mann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Byfleet, Surrey, England | 6 September 1917|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 August 2001 Stockcross, Berkshire, England | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Frank Mann (father) John Pelham Mann (brother) Simon Mann (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 16 December 1948 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 28 June 1949 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 29 July 2020 |
Francis George Mann, CBE, DSO, MC (6 September 1917 – 8 August 2001) was an English cricketer, who played for Cambridge University, Middlesex and England.[1] He was born at Byfleet, Surrey and died at Stockcross, Berkshire.
As a cricketer, George Mann was a right-handed middle-order batsman. His father, Frank Mann, also captained England, making them the first father and son to both captain England.[2] Colin and Chris Cowdrey are the only other father and son to have done this for England.[3]