George Codrington

George Ricardo Codrington (26 November 1966) is a Canadian former cricketer and former ODI captain, who played in five ODIs from 17 May 2006 to 21 August 2006.

George Codrington
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Ricardo Codrington
Born (1966-11-26) 26 November 1966
Barbados
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm medium fast
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 36)17 May 2006 v Bermuda
Last ODI18 March 2007 v England
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 17 2 32
Runs scored 235 89 387
Batting average 19.58 22.25 15.48
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 45* 40 45*
Balls bowled 731 276 1,281
Wickets 16 1 26
Bowling average 36.06 107.00 38.84
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/33 1/20 4/33
Catches/stumpings 6/– 1/– 11/–
Source: , 30 October 2017

International career

On his debut, he top scored for Canada with 45 not out against Bermuda. He also appeared in the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland. He is a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was made captain of the Canadian team for their matches in South Africa in late 2006 owing to the absence of usual captain John Davison.

Domestic career

After captaining Barbados in an inter-island under 21 competition in the West Indies, George Codrington first travelled to England in 1986 as part of a Viv Richards scholarship with Curtly Ambrose and Samuel Skeete. All three played in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition, Codrington with Birkenhead Park, Ambrose with Chester Boughton Hall and Skeete with Oxton. After playing at Walsden in 1987, Codrington returned to the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition in 1988 with Chester Boughton Hall.

Coaching career

Codrington has taken a coaching position for the Canada Women's national cricket team.

References
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