George Brabon

George Brabon (born 2 August 1957) is an Australian cricketer. He played in six first-class and three List A matches for Queensland between 1978 and 1982.[1]

George Brabon
Personal information
Born (1957-08-02) 2 August 1957
Ayr, Queensland, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978/79–1981/82Queensland
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2020

Cricket career

Brabon was a pace bowler who began his cricket career in Rockhampton playing for the Frenchville Falcons.[2] In 1978 he was first selected for the Queensland state team for a tour game against England and it was noted that he was one of only a handful of country cricketers to make it into the state team since 1958.[3] In his debut he dismissed Geoff Boycott for six with his eleventh delivery in first-class cricket which earned his team-mates a $1000 bonus that had been offered by the Queensland company PGH Ceramics if Boycott could be dismissed for less than twenty.[4]

After his debut Brabon was not reselected in the state team until late 1981 when he replaced Carl Rackemann who had suffered a shoulder injury.[5] Overall he took twelve wickets at an average of 34.75 for Queensland in five matches during the 1981/82 Sheffield Shield season and took three wickets at an average of 42.33 in three games during the List A cup however he did not play for Queensland again.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "George Brabon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. "Frenchville Falcons History". Frenchville Falcons Cricket. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. "Brits taking warm up seriously". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Port Morseby, PNG. 24 November 1978. p. 56. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. "Queensland 1-90, all out 176". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 25 November 1978. p. 52. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. "CRICKET Queensland gets help from US baseballers". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 14 October 1981. p. 42. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. "Queensland Sheffield Shield 1981/82: Averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. "Queensland McDonald's Cup 1981/82: Averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.


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