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George Marples

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George Marples
Personal information
Full name
George Holmes Marples
Born(1883-05-30)30 May 1883
Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England
Died30 December 1947(1947-12-30) (aged 64)
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905Derbyshire
FC debut10 July 1904 Derbyshire v Australians
Last FC17 July 1905 Derbyshire v MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 11
Batting average 2.75
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 6
Balls bowled 192
Wickets 1
Bowling average 116.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/53
Catches/stumpings 1/–

George Holmes Marples (30 May 1883 – 30 December 1947) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905.

Marples was born in Attercliffe, Sheffield. He made two first-class appearances for Derbyshire in the 1905 season, his debut against the touring Australians when he took a wicket. In his second match, a week later against Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC won by an innings and 252 runs. Marples was a left-arm medium-fast bowler who took one wicket in his career at an average of 116.00 and a tailend batsman who scored 11 runs in 4 innings in 2 first-class matches.

Marples died in Chesterfield at the age of 64.[1]

References

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  1. ^ George Marples, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-04-12. (subscription required)