George Gearry

George Neville Gearry (17 December 1923 – 4 January 1990) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1953 to 1957.

George Gearry
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Neville Gearry
Born(1923-12-17)17 December 1923
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died4 January 1990(1990-01-04) (aged 66)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RelationsRoy Gearry (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953-54 to 1956-57Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 337
Batting average 17.73
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 79
Balls bowled 2136
Wickets 32
Bowling average 26.00
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/32
Catches/stumpings 11/0
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2020

George Gearry served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II.[1] In cricket, he was an all-rounder who often opened the bowling. His highest first-class score was 79 when Canterbury beat Auckland in 1955–56; he also took 4 for 79 in the first innings.[2] His best bowling figures were 6 for 32 in Canterbury's innings victory over Wellington in 1953–54, in his second first-class match.[3]

References

  1. "George Neville Gearry". Online Cenotaph. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "Canterbury v Auckland 1955-56". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. "Canterbury v Wellington 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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