George Goldsmith

Who was George Goldsmith?

George Goldsmith was an English cricketer. Goldsmith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Brighton, Sussex.

Goldsmith made a single first-class appearance for Kent against Derbyshire in 1875 at the Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford Bridge. Kent won the toss and elected to field, with Derbyshire making 213 all out, with Goldsmith bowling five wicketless overs for the cost of 11 runs. In response, Kent were dismissed for just 70 in their first-innings, with Goldsmith ending the innings not out on 2. Forced to follow-on in their second-innings, Kent were dismissed for just 83, with him making a single run before he was dismissed by John Smith. Derbyshire won by an innings and 60 runs.

In 1878, he made his debut for Sussex in a first-class match against Kent at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells. Sussex won the toss and elected to bat, making 149 all out, during which Goldsmith was dismissed for 3 runs by Charles Cunliffe. Kent responded in their first-innings by making 243 all out with Goldsmith opening the bowling and taking the wicket of Charlie Absolom to finish with figures of 1/38 from eighteen overs.