George Figg

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.

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	Right-handed
Bowling	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

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