George Wootton
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George Wootton was an English cricketer. He was born in Nottingham
and played first class cricket for the county of his birth
from 1861 to 1871. He also represented MCC
from 1862 to 1873 and played several first class games in other matches. A prolific left-arm fast bowler, he took 983 wickets at just 13 with a best of 10 for 54. A tail-end batsman, he scored 5 half centuries, compiling 2431 runs in all at 10.43.
He took the bulk of his wickets, 564, for the MCC, with a best of 9 for 37 while he took 180 for Nottinghamshire and 50, at just 8.12 for England XIs
. His best year came in 1867, when he took 142 scalps, but he took over a hundred wickets each season from 1866 to 1869.
Wootton also stood as a first class umpire
in matches from 1871 to 1883. He died on the 15th of June 1924 in Ruddington
, Nottinghamshire
.
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
and played first class cricket for the county of his birth
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
from 1861 to 1871. He also represented MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
from 1862 to 1873 and played several first class games in other matches. A prolific left-arm fast bowler, he took 983 wickets at just 13 with a best of 10 for 54. A tail-end batsman, he scored 5 half centuries, compiling 2431 runs in all at 10.43.
He took the bulk of his wickets, 564, for the MCC, with a best of 9 for 37 while he took 180 for Nottinghamshire and 50, at just 8.12 for England XIs
History of the England cricket team to 1939
The History of the England Cricket Team can be said to date back to at least 1739, when sides styled "Kent" and "All England" played a match at Bromley Common. Over 300 matches involving "England" or "All England" prior to 1877 are known...
. His best year came in 1867, when he took 142 scalps, but he took over a hundred wickets each season from 1866 to 1869.
Wootton also stood as a first class umpire
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
in matches from 1871 to 1883. He died on the 15th of June 1924 in Ruddington
Ruddington
Ruddington is an English village situated five miles south of Nottingham in the Borough of Rushcliffe. It had a population of 6,441 at the 2001 UK census....
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
.