George Goldsmith (7 August 1850 – 5 April 1916) was an English cricketer. Goldsmith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Brighton in Sussex and played first-class cricket for both Kent County Cricket Club and Sussex County Cricket Club.[1]
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| Full name | George Goldsmith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1850 Brighton, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 April 1916 (aged 65) Hanwell, Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1875 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1878–1879 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goldsmith made a single first-class appearance for Kent against Derbyshire in 1875 at Catford. He went on to play two first-class matches for Sussex, one in 1878 and one in 1879.[2] Goldsmith later served as the secretary of Sussex County Cricket Club.[3] He died at Hanwell in Middlesex in April 1916 aged 65.[4]
References
edit- ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 195. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ George Goldsmith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-07-19. (subscription required)
- ^ Meeting of county secretaries, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1892. Available online at CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ George Goldsmith, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-07-19.