George Shoesmith

George Shoesmith
Personal information
Full name
George Shoesmith
Born19 October 1842
Storrington, Sussex, England
Died27 July 1877(1877-07-27) (aged 34)
Sutton, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1869–1871Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 91
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17*
Balls bowled 1,244
Wickets 20
Bowling average 23.35
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/48
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2013

George Shoesmith (19 October 1842 – 27 July 1877) was an English cricketer. Shoesmith was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. He was born at Storrington, Sussex.

Shoemsith made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey in 1869 at The Oval, with him making four further first-class appearances in that season.[1] The following season he made just a single first-class appearance against Kent, before making five further first-class appearances in 1871, the last of which came against Surrey.[1] Playing as a bowler, Shoesmith took 20 wickets at an average of 23.35, with best figures of 5/48.[2] This was his only first-class five wicket haul and came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1871.[3] As a tailend batsman, Shoesmith scored 91 runs at a batting average of 7.00, and a high score of 17 not out.[4]

Besides playing, Shoesmith also stood as an umpire in two first-class matches, one in 1873 in the Gentlemen v Players fixture and in 1875 between the Gentlemen of the South and the Players of the North.[5] He died at Sutton, Sussex on 27 July 1877.

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by George Shoesmith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Shoesmith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Sussex, 1871". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Shoesmith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. ^ "George Shoesmith as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.