George Tribe

George Tribe
Personal information
Full name
George Edward Tribe
Born(1920-10-04)4 October 1920
Yarraville, Victoria, Australia
Died5 April 2009(2009-04-05) (aged 88)
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm unorthodox spin
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 172)29 November 1946 v England
Last Test28 February 1947 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1945/46–1946/47Victoria
1951–1959Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 3 308
Runs scored 35 10,177
Batting average 17.50 27.35
100s/50s 0/0 7/48
Top score 25* 136*
Balls bowled 760 63,651
Wickets 2 1,378
Bowling average 165.00 20.55
5 wickets in innings 0 93
10 wickets in match 0 23
Best bowling 2/48 9/43
Catches/stumpings 0/– 242/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 April 2009

George Edward Tribe[1] (4 October 1920 – 5 April 2009) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1946 to 1947, as well as an Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club in the VFL.

  1. ^ According to his Cricinfo profile, despite the fact that he was known as George Edward Tribe, the name George James Tribe was entered on his birth certificate.