George Marples

Cricket Player

1883 – 1947

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Who was George Marples?

George Holmes Marples 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.

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Born
May 30, 1883
Attercliffe
Nationality
  • England
Lived in
  • Sheffield
Died
1947
Chesterfield

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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