George Sharp (cricketer)

George Sharp (born 12 March 1950 in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England) is an English former first-class cricketer and umpire.

George Sharp
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Sharp
Born (1950-02-12) 12 February 1950
West Hartlepool, England
NicknameBlunt, Razor, Sharpie
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper, Umpire
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968-1985Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Umpiring information
Tests umpired15 (1996–2002)
ODIs umpired31 (1996–2001)
FC umpired301 (1992–2015)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 306 285
Runs scored 6,254 2377
Batting average 19.85 15.74
100s/50s 0/50 0/1
Top score 98 51*
Balls bowled 114 –
Wickets 1 –
Bowling average 70 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 1/47 –
Catches/stumpings 565/90 242/50
Source: Cricinfo, 6 March 2009

Playing career

Sharp spent 17 years at Northamptonshire and played more than 300 games, as a wicketkeeper batsman.[1]

Umpiring career

Sharp umpired 15 Tests and 31 One Day Internationals.[2][3] He umpired over 300 matches in both First-class and List A cricket.[4][5] Sharp continued to umpire matches in England until 2015, when he turned 65. ECB policy requires all umpires to retire when they reach this age, in order to allow younger umpires to gain employment.[6] Sharp and fellow Northamptonshire team-mate and umpire Peter Willey challenged this decision at an employment tribunal, alleging age discrimination on the part of the ECB, but lost their case.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Players and Officials - George Sharp". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  2. "George Sharp as Umpire in ODI Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. "George Sharp as Umpire in Test Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. "George Sharp as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. "George Sharp as Umpire in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/umpire-peter-willey-challenges-dismissal-grounds-age-discrimination
  7. http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/849331.html


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