George James Phillips Vautin (23 April 1869 – 9 January 1949) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL)[1] and first-class cricket for both Tasmania and Victoria.

George Vautin
Born
George James Phillips Vautin

23 April 1869
Died9 January 1949(1949-01-09) (aged 79)
NationalityAustralian

Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) City (Hobart)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1892–1896 Essendon (VFA) 087 (13)
1897–1898 Essendon 026 0(1)
Total 113 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889/90Tasmania
1894/95Victoria
FC debut8 January 1890 Tasmania v Victoria
Last FC26 January 1895 Victoria v Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 55
Batting average 18.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 January 2023

Family

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Vautin was born in Orielton, Tasmania and died in the Mercy Hospital in East Melbourne.[2]

Football

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Vautin was from Tasmania and played at the City Football Club in Hobart. A rover, he represented his league in 1889 in an away series in Victoria, impressing the Essendon recruiters who signed him up for the 1892 VFA season and he was a key part of their premiership teams over the next three seasons. The VFL began in 1897 and Vautin was a member of Essendon's inaugural VFL premiership side.

Cricket

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Vautin was also a cricketer, playing a first-class match for Tasmania in 1889/90[3] and another for Victoria in 1894/95.[4] He played club cricket for East Melbourne Cricket Club and St Kilda Cricket Club during the 1890s.[5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.909
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 31, 937. Melbourne, Victoria. 11 January 1949. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Tasmania v Victoria, 1889/90". Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Tasmania v Victoria, 1894/95". Cricinfo.
  5. ^ George Vautin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-01-28. (subscription required)

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