George Duckworth England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type
	Tests	First-class
Matches	24	504
Runs scored	234	4,947
Batting average	14.62	14.59
100s/50s	0/0	0/6
Top score	39*	75
Balls bowled	0	68
Wickets	0	0
Bowling average	n/a	n/a
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	n/a
Catches/Stumpings	45/15	755/343
Test debut: 26 July 1924 Last Test: 18 August 1936 Source: [1] Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Wikipedia has no licensable picture of this cricketer. ... Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is a player whose speciality in the game is batting. ... In the sport of cricket there are two categories of bowler: pace bowler and spin bowler. ... It has been suggested that Test status be merged into this article or section. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, involving either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... An innings, or inning, is a segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which a side takes its turn to bat. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: part of the wicket, a manner of dismissing a batsman, and the end of the days play (stumps). Part of the wicket The stumps are three vertical posts supporting the bails to form a wicket at each... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

George Duckworth (born 9 May 1901, Warrington, Lancashire, England; died 5 January 1966, Warrington, Lancashire, England) was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and England. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Warrington, the United Kingdom’s third biggest town (as opposed to city), is a town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... // Objective and summary Action at the centre of the ground. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, involving either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

Duckworth, who won his cricketing acclaim as a wicket-keeper joined Lancashire in 1922, playing his first game in 1923 and his last in 1938 and went on to become a Lancashire committeeman. 1928 saw his best season, with him taking 77 catches and 30 stumpings, and this earned him the accolade of being one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1929. He played 24 Test matches for England, but as a wicket-keeper he was in direct competition in later years with Les Ames, which limited his career. He was awarded a benefit in 1934, which raised £1,257. A wicket keeper in characteristic position, ready to face a delivery. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2005 The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... Leslie Ethelbert George Ames (born 3 December 1905 in Elham, Kent; died 27 February 1990 in Canterbury, Kent) was an outstanding wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

• Cricinfo page on George Duckworth
• CricketArchive page on George Duckworth

External link

• Citation as Wisden Cricketer of the Year