George Duckworth

George Duckworth
Personal information
Full name
George Duckworth
Born(1901-05-09)9 May 1901
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Died5 January 1966(1966-01-05) (aged 64)
Warrington, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingOccasional right arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsHugh de Prez (grandson)
Ronald Taylor (cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 219)26 July 1924 v South Africa
Last Test18 August 1936 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923–1938Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition 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 not out 75
Balls bowled 0 68
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 45/15 755/343
Source: CricketArchive, 28 February 2009

George Duckworth (9 May 1901 – 5 January 1966) was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and England. Duckworth played over 500 times for Lancashire and 24 times in Test cricket for England. Over eight decades after retiring, Duckworth still holds the record for dismissals for Lancashire.