George Glover (cricketer)

George Keyworth Glover (13 May 1870 in Wakefield, England – 15 November 1938 in Kimberley, South Africa) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1896.[1]

George Glover

The South African team in 1894. George Glover is in front on the ground, on the right.
Personal information
Full name	George Keyworth Glover
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890/91–1897/98	Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 1 16 Runs scored 21 621 Batting average 21.00 23.88 100s/50s 0/0 0/4 Top score 18* 78 Balls bowled 65 2742 Wickets 1 71 Bowling average 28.00 18.15 5 wickets in innings 0 5 10 wickets in match 0 2 Best bowling 1/28 8/35 Catches/stumpings 0/- 10/-
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2021

Glover was born in Yorkshire, and his family moved to South Africa when he was young.[2] A middle-order batsman and off-spin bowler, he was a prominent player in Currie Cup cricket for Griqualand West in the 1890s. In Griqualand West's victory over Eastern Province in 1893-94 he took 8 for 35 and 7 for 33, bowling unchanged through both innings.[3] He captained Griqualand West in 1896-97 and 1897-98, taking 4 for 50 and 6 for 49 when they beat Border in 1897-98.[4] In the loss to Western Province in 1892-93 he scored 78 (his highest score) and 27 and took 3 for 82 and 5 for 94.[5]

He toured England on South Africa's tour in 1894, when no first-class matches were played, scoring 377 runs at an average of 13.96 and taking 56 wickets at 17.71.[6] When the 1895-96 English touring team played Griqualand West he took 6 for 75 in the second innings despite having a number of catches dropped off his bowling, and Griqualand West lost by only 13 runs.[7] He was selected in the South African team for the Third and final Test of the series which followed shortly afterwards, but he was not successful, and England won by an innings.[8]

A farmer, Glover lived in Kimberley, where he died suddenly in November 1938.[9]

References

1. "George Glover". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
2. "Obituaries in 1938". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
3. "Eastern Province v Griqualand West 1893-94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
4. "Border v Griqualand West 1897-98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
5. "Griqualand West v Western Province 1892-93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
6. "The South African team in England", Cricket, 23 August 1894, pp. 349–50.
7. "Lord Hawke's Team in South Africa", Cricket, 16 April 1896, p. 75.
8. "3rd Test, Cape Town, Mar 21 - Mar 23 1896, England tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
9. "Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 for George Keyworth Glover". Ancestry. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

External links

• George Glover at ESPNcricinfo