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Full name | George Ulyett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pitsmoor, Yorkshire, England | 21 October 1851|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 June 1898 Pitsmoor, Yorkshire, England | (aged 46)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 11) | 15 March 1877 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 23 July 1890 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1873–1893 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2009 |
George Ulyett (21 October 1851 – 18 June 1898) was an English cricketer, noted particularly for his very aggressive batsmanship. A well-liked man (who, in later years, kept a pub in his native Sheffield), Ulyett was popularly known as "Happy Jack", once musing memorably that Yorkshire played him only for his good behaviour and his whistling.[1] A fine all round sportsman, Ulyett played football in the 1882–83 and 1883–84 seasons as goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday.