George Underdown

George Underdown
Personal information
Full name
George Underdown
Born(1859-05-12)12 May 1859
Petersfield, Hampshire, England
Died29 May 1895(1895-05-29) (aged 36)
Petersfield, Hampshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1881–1885Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 231
Batting average 12.83
100s/50s –/1
Top score 63
Balls bowled 124
Wickets 1
Bowling average 80.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/15
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 December 2009

George Underdown (12 May 1859 29 May 1895) was an English first-class cricketer.

Underdown was born at Petersfield in May 1859. He played his club cricket in the town for Petersfield Cricket Club, serving as its assistant-secretary by 1880.[1] As an amateur, he made his debut in first-class cricket for a United Eleven, captained by W. G. Grace, against the touring Australians at Chichester in 1882. Underdown began playing first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1883, representing the county in nine first-class matches prior to them losing first-class status at the end of the 1885 season.[2] Across ten first-class matches, Underdown scored 231 runs at an average of 12.83, with one half century score of 63.[3] His only first-class wicket,[4] that of Charles Hulse, came against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Southampton in 1885.[5]

Outside of cricket, Underdown was an ironmonger in Petersfield.[6] He died at Petersfield in May 1895, aged 36.[7]

  1. ^ Kelly's Directory of Hampshire, Dorsetshire, Wiltshire. London: Kelly's Directory. 1880. p. 154.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Underdown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Underdown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by George Underdown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Hampshire v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Portsmouth Bankruptcy Court". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 27 October 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Mr George Underdown". Hants and Sussex News. Petersfield. 5 June 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 7 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.