George E. Hunt

George Edward Hunt (30 September 1896 – 22 January 1959) was an English cricketer who played over 200 matches for Somerset County Cricket Club as a bowling all-rounder.[1] He scored nearly 5,000 first-class runs including one century and fifteen half-centuries, and took 386 wickets at a bowling average of 32.87 through a ten-year career from 1921 to 1931.

George Hunt

Personal information
Full name	George Edward Hunt
Born	22 January 1896 Pill, Somerset, England
Died	22 January 1959 (aged 63) Bristol, Somerset, England
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowling all-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1921–1931	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 233 Runs scored 4952 Batting average 15.42 100s/50s 1/18 Top score 101 Balls bowled 30576 Wickets 386 Bowling average 32.87 5 wickets in innings 11 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/61 Catches/stumpings 197/0
Source: CricInfo, 1 January 2009

Hunt was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler often used as first-change. He was also a regular close-to-the-wicket fielder.

References

1. "George Hunt". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 3 June 2011.