George Shepstone

George Shepstone
Personal information
Full name
George Harold Shepstone
Born(1876-04-09)9 April 1876
Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal
Died3 July 1940(1940-07-03) (aged 64)
Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut2 March 1896 v England
Last Test14 February 1899 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897–98 to 1904–05Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 22
Runs scored 38 693
Batting average 9.50 21.00
100s/50s 0/0 1/1
Top score 21 104
Balls bowled 115 1,680
Wickets 0 42
Bowling average 16.23
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/17
Catches/stumpings 2/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2022

George Harold Shepstone (9 April 1876 – 3 July 1940) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1896 and 1899. He played first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1897–98 to 1904–05.

Shepstone was born in Pietermaritzburg and educated in England at Repton School, where he played in the First XI in 1892 and 1893.