George Ulyett

George Ulyett
Personal information
Full name
George Ulyett
Born(1851-10-21)21 October 1851
Pitsmoor, Yorkshire, England
Died18 June 1898(1898-06-18) (aged 46)
Pitsmoor, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 11)15 March 1877 v Australia
Last Test23 July 1890 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873–1893Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 25 537
Runs scored 949 20,823
Batting average 24.33 23.44
100s/50s 1/7 18/101
Top score 149 199 not out
Balls bowled 2,627 31,136
Wickets 50 653
Bowling average 20.40 20.14
5 wickets in innings 1 23
10 wickets in match 0 3
Best bowling 7/36 7/30
Catches/stumpings 19/– 368/–
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.

  1. ^ Thomson, Arthur Alexander (1991; 1st ed. 1956) Pavilioned in Splendour. The Pavilion Library. p. 187 ISBN 1-85145-658-9.