George Figg

George Figg

Personal information
Full name	George Figg
Born	13 June 1824 Horsham, Sussex, England
Died	20 July 1888 (aged 64) Horsham, Sussex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm roundarm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1865–1866	Sussex
1850	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 77 Batting average 6.41 100s/50s –/– Top score 26* Balls bowled 2,031 Wickets 38 Bowling average 18.47 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 6/42 Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2012

George Figg (13 June 1824 – 20 July 1888) was an English cricketer. Figg was a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm roundarm medium. He was born at Horsham, Sussex.

Figg made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex against Surrey at Lord's in 1850.^[1] Figg failed to score any runs or take any wickets during the match.^[2] Fifteen years later, Figg made a second first-class appearance, this time for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He made nine further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in 1866.^[1] In his ten first-class appearances for the county, he took 38 wickets at an average of 18.47, with best figures of 6/42.^[3] One of three five wicket hauls he took, his best figures came against Kent in 1865.^[4] With the bat, he scored 77 runs at a batting average of 7.00, with a high score of 26 not out.^[5]

He died at the town of his birth on 20 July 1888.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by George Figg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
2. "Middlesex v Surrey, 1850". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Figg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
4. "Kent v Sussex, 1865". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Figg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

External links

• George Figg at ESPNcricinfo
• George Figg at CricketArchive