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(1824-06-13)13 June 1824
Horsham, Sussex, England
Died20 July 1888(1888-07-20) (aged 64)
Horsham, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1865–1866Sussex
1850Middlesex
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

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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