George Grainger (cricketer)

George Grainger (11 November 1887 — 17 August 1977) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1921.

George Grainger

Personal information
Full name	George Grainger
Born	(1887-01-11)11 January 1887 Morton, Derbyshire, England
Died	17 August 1977(1977-08-17) (aged 90) Walton, Derbyshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm slow-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1909–1921	Derbyshire
FC debut	23 August 1909 Derbyshire v Lancashire
Last FC	15 June 1921 Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 36 Batting average 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 10* Balls bowled 756 Wickets 7 Bowling average 49.71 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/91 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, July 2012

Grainger was born in Morton, Derbyshire. He began his cricket career for Derbyshire in the 1909 season, making his debut against Lancashire. He was moved up the batting order for the first innings in his next game but did not capitalise on it. He played just one match during the 1910 season, but did not play another game for eleven years.

Grainger made his return in the first half of the 1921 season, at the age of 34 and took 4-91 bowling against Somerset. He played one more match in a season when Derbyshire finished in twelfth place in the County Championship.

He was a left-handed batsman who played 9 innings in 5 first-class games with a top score of 10 and an average of 6.0. He was a left-arm slow-medium bowler and took 7 wickets with an average of 49.71.^[1]

Grainger died in Walton, Derbyshire aged 89.

References

1. George Grainger at Cricket Archive