George Anthony (cricketer)

George Anthony (25 June 1875 – 13 May 1907) was an English first-class first-class cricketer. He made 85 appearances for Nottinghamshire between August 1900 and June 1905, scoring 1722 runs and taking 82 wickets.[1] He died just two years after making his last first-class appearance, at the age of 31. He made his best score, 89, against Derbyshire while his best bowling, 6 for 72, came against Leicestershire. His brother, Henry Anthony and uncle Alfred Anthony also played for Nottinghamshire, with rather less distinction.[2] His brother Walter Anthony won a football championship medal with Blackburn Rovers in 1912.

George Anthony

Personal information
Full name	George Anthony
Born	(1875-06-25)25 June 1875 Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	13 May 1907(1907-05-13) (aged 31) Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting	Right handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Relations	Henry Anthony (brother) Alfred Anthony (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1900–1905	Nottinghamshire
First-class debut	2 August 1900 Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
Last First-class	12 June 1905 Nottinghamshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 85 Runs scored 1722 Batting average 15.23 100s/50s 0/7 Top score 89 Balls bowled 5594 Wickets 82 Bowling average 31.93 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/72 Catches/stumpings 32/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 September 2008

References

1. "George Anthony". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
2. "George Anthony". cricketarchive.com. London: The Cricketer. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

External links

• George Anthony at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• George Anthony at ESPNcricinfo