George Emmett

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George Emmett
Personal information
Full name
George Malcolm Emmett
Born(1912-12-02)2 December 1912
Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Only Test8 July 1948 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 509
Runs scored 10 25,602
Batting average 5.00 31.41
100s/50s 0/0 37/141
Top score 10 188
Balls bowled 3,964
Wickets 60
Bowling average 44.01
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/137
Catches/stumpings 0/– 299/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 May 2020

George Malcolm Emmett (2 December 1912 – 18 December 1976)

England
in 1948.

Life and career

George Malcolm Emmett was born in

minor county cricket with Devon, before he moved to Gloucestershire to qualify to play for the county side by residency from 1936. He lost five years of his playing career as a result of World War II, but by 1947 Emmett was enjoying first-class
success.

In

Old Trafford. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that it "caused something approaching national outrage". "It was not so much the choice of Emmett, a highly-rated attacking opening batsman, that caused the stir as the absence of the man he replaced".[1] Emmett was caught for 10 in the first innings, and failed to score in the second. Hutton was restored to the side for the next encounter, and Emmett had no more international recognition.[1]

Emmett stayed at Gloucestershire, playing with distinction, until 1959, and captained the county from 1955 to 1958.[1] After retiring as a player he became coach at Gloucestershire.

George Emmett died in Knowle, Bristol, in December 1976, at the age of 64.[1]

See also

  • One Test Wonder

References

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